Home Parenteral Nutrition in Cancer Patients

Completed

Conditions studied: Cancer

In brief

This study is being done to examine the effect of Parenteral (intravenous) nutrition support in the home setting on quality of life in cancer patients. In addition, this study is being done to examine the effect of home parenteral nutrition on the use of pain and anti-nausea medication.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01152879

Run by

Southwestern Regional Medical Center

People needed

100

Starts

2010-05-01

Expected to finish

2013-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-02-21

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with a cancer diagnosis who have been receiving parenteral nutrition in the hospital or have started on HPN while at Cancer Treatment Centers of America and meet the criteria for home parenteral nutrition.
• Patient expected to have a life expectancy of greater than 90 days post discharge.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients less than 18 years of age
• HPN patients who do not receive nutrition assessment and follow-up by the Coram Healthcare nutrition support team
• Refuse to participate

Where it is running

• Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Southwestern Regional Medical Center — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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