Personalized Nutrition Counseling and Nutritional Status of Esophageal Cancer and HNSCC Patients Undergoing CCRT
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Conditions studied: Esophageal Cancer, Personalized Nutrition
In brief
The purpose of the study is to improve the nutritional status of esophageal cancer patients undergoing concurrent chemoradiotherapy by the personalized nutrition counseling.Dietitians consult with participants which invited to be the experimental group and follow up weekly through communication software (Line) or telephone remote methods. Dietitians provide the dietary advice base on the guidance of the cancer diet principles, and give on assessment and diet adjustments. At the same time, Under the same condition of nutritional supplements in both the experimental group and the control group, the investigators explore the changes in the quality of life and nutritional status of the subjects by evaluating with the nutrition Index (PG-SGA) and quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire Taiwan version) questionnaire evaluation and recode the basic physical data, including body weight, grip strength, body muscle fat composition. Therefore, investigators conducted this study to appoint dietitian to arrange personalized nutrition consultation for esophageal cancer patients to improve the nutritional status of these patients.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06829095
- Run by
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
- People needed
- 90
- Starts
- 2023-08-22
- Expected to finish
- 2025-06-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-02-17
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- pathologically and CT confirmed esophageal cancer or head and neck cancer
- CCRT therapy
- ECOG performance status grade≦2
- agree to participate the trial
- over 18 years
- no pregnant
You may not qualify if…
- have two or more cancers
- gastrointestinal tract cannot function
- NYHA class 4
- abnormal liver and kidney function
- Abnormal bone marrow hematopoiesis
Where it is running
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital — New Taipei City, Taiwan (enrolling)
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