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MalnutritionNCT04184713

Evaluation of the Effect of an Specific Oral Nutritional Supplement on the Nutritional Status in Cancer and Malnutrition

A study testing Experimental Group in people with Malnutrition and Cancer, run by Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz at 1 site in Spain.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Effect of a specific nutritional oral supplement on the nutritional status of patients with cancer and malnutrition Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 28 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Malnutrition, Cancer, Nutrition Related Cancer
What is being tested?
Experimental Group
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
160 participants
Where
1 siteSpain
Study dates
1 Oct 2019to 1 Aug 2020
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 28 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Men and women over 18 with a cancer diagnosis (any type).
  • Subjects who have initiated during the next mont a treatment with chemo and or radiotherapy with or without surgery.
  • Having lost more than 5% of body weight in the last 6 months.
  • Adequate cultural level and understanding for the clinical trial.
  • Signed informed consent.

Who cannot join

  • Subjects who are participating in other clinical trials.
  • Subjects with morbid obesity.
  • Subjects who will undergo surgery or who will undergo.
  • Subjects with cachexia
  • Subjects with infection of a cause other than of the tumor
  • Subjects with an infectious process
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  • Subjects with Diabetes Mellitus treated with insulin and/or not controlled
  • Subjects with kidney, heart, respiratory or liver disease.
  • Subjects with autoimmune diseases.
  • Subjects with mental illness or decrease function cognitive.
  • Subjects who consume oral supplements or artificial nutrition and who cannot be withdran at least 1 week before startint the study.
  • Patients who have consumed food supplements or fortified foods in omega 3 (arginine or nucleotides) during the previous month.
  • Patients who reject oral supplements.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
  • Allergic to any component of the formula

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Spain1 site
  • Institute for Health Research IdiPAZ

    Madrid, 28046

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About this study

Official title: A Clinical Trial With Nutritional Intervention to Evaluate the Effect of an Specific Oral Nutritional Supplement on the Nutritional Status in Patients With Cancer and Malnutrition

Effect of a specific nutritional oral supplement on the nutritional status of patients with cancer and malnutrition

Read the detailed description

Multicentric, parallel, randomized, double blind and controlled clinical-nutritional study of 8 weeks of duration and 2 study groups of treatment: Experimental group (experimental nutritional oral supplement); and Control group (control nutritional oral supplement) to evaluate the effect on the nutritional and functional status, the quality of life and body composition of patients with cancer and malnutrition undergoint specficic treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, inmunotherapy).

Being tested
Experimental Group, Control Group
Keywords
malnutrition, cancer, nutrition, nutritional oral supplement, clinical trial
Medical subject headings
Malnutrition, Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Experimental GroupDietary supplement

    Nutritional intervention and physical activity recommendations. Consumption of 2 tetra paks/day of a specific oral nutritional supplement (hypercaloric/hyperproteic with fiber and omega-3 enriched, with L-leucine, betaglucans and medium chain triglycerides) for 8 weeks.

  • Control GroupDietary supplement

    Nutritional intervention and physical activity recommendations. Consumption of 2 tetra paks/day of a specific oral nutritional supplement (hypercaloric/hyperproteic with fiber) for 8 weeks.

Study groups in NCT04184713
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Experimental GroupExperimentalNutritional intervention and physical activity recommendations. Consumption of 2 tetra paks/day of a specific oral nutritional supplement
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Experimental Group
Control groupActive comparatorNutritional intervention and physical activity recommendations. Consumption of 2 tetra paks/day of a specific oral nutritional supplement
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Control Group

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Nutritional status

    Subjective Global Assessment (SGA)

    Measured: Change from baseline to day 142

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Diet quality

    72h food registry questionaire

    Measured: Change from baseline to day 142

  2. Functional status

    Dinamometer

    Measured: Change from baseline to day 142

  3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Scale (ECOG)

    Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Scale (ECOG)

    Measured: Change from baseline to day 142

  4. Body composition

    BIA

    Measured: Change from baseline to day 142

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Dec 2019
  2. Study start1 Oct 2019
  3. Primary completion1 Aug 2020
  4. Study completion1 Aug 2020

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
160 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04184713
Sponsor's protocol ID
HULP 5358
Status last verified
Sep 2019
First submitted
12 Sep 2019
Last updated
20 Jul 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Experimental Group in people with Malnutrition and Cancer, run by Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz at 1 site in Spain.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 15 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Jul 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Nutritional status (time frame: Change from baseline to day 142). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Jul 2021.

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