Clinical trials: Cancer Malnutrition
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome
Early Check: Expanded Screening in Newborns
Early Check provides voluntary screening of newborns for a selected panel of conditions. The study has three main objectives: 1) develop and implement an approach to identify affected infants, 2) address the impact on infants and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile X - Premutation, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03655223
- Testing
- Confirmatory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Hypovitaminosis D
The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation Among Overweight Jordanian Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
This is a prospective double-blind, randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial designed to examine the effect of supplementation with 50,000 IU vitamin D3 for 3 months on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) prognosis…
- Trial name
- NCT02328404
- Testing
- 50,000 IU vitamin D3
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hayat Pharmaceutical Co. PLC
Vitamin D Deficiency, Chemotherapy Effect
Vitamin D Can Increase Pathological Response of the Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Neoadjuvant Therapy
The aim of the study is to evaluate the relationship between the vitamin D replacement and pathological response in patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy according to different molecular sub types.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Chemotherapy Effect, Pathology
- Trial name
- NCT03986268
- Testing
- Vit D
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul
Refeeding Syndrome
The Effect of a Diet Based on Low Sodium and Slowly Absorbed Carbohydrates on the Incidence of Refeeding Syndrome in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
The study is based on a master thesis which showed that 72% of patients with head and neck cancer admitted to a Danish hospital (Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen) developed refeeding syndrome after admission.
- Trial name
- NCT01845922
- Testing
- Low sodium diet
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Cirrhosis
Branched-chain Amino Acid Supplementation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cause of cancer death among men. While several new treatment options have recently become available, they are costly and have a potential for significant, adverse side…
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Cirrhosis, Liver Failure
- Trial name
- BCAA in HCC (NCT03908255)
- Testing
- Branch Chain Amino Acid, maltodextrin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Esophageal Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms
The Effect of Satiety Gut Hormone Modulation on Appetitive Drive After Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
Improvements to treatment strategies for patients with cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract have produced a large population of people who remain free from cancer recurrence in the long term following treatment.
- Conditions
- Esophageal Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms, Weight Loss, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT02381249
- Testing
- Octreotide
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. James's Hospital, Ireland
Confusion Postoperative, Delirium
Preoperative Prognostic Nutritional Index and Postoperative Delirium in Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery
Aim: We aimed to show the relationship between preoperative prognostic nutritional index and postoperative delirium in patients who had undergone gastrointestinal cancer surgery.
- Conditions
- Confusion Postoperative, Delirium, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Nutritional Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT06603129
- Testing
- prognostic nutritional index
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital
Leiomyoma, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Deficit in Women With Uterine Fibroids
Determinate the level of vitamin D in blood, and evaluate the prevalence of deficit and insufficiency among patients with diagnosis of uterine fibroids
- Conditions
- Leiomyoma, Vitamin D Deficiency, Fibroid Uterus
- Trial name
- NCT04030182
- Testing
- Level of Vitamin D
- Where
- 2 sites in Mexico
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Preventing Malnutrition
The Effect of Nutrition Education Given by Pecha Kucha Method on Preventing Malnutrition to Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy
The leading goal of cancer treatment is to eradicate the cancer. If the primary goal is not achieved, it is aimed to prolong life, improve quality of life, or improve symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT05852756
- Testing
- pecha kucha
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Prostate Cancer, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Supplementation in RNA-seq Profiles of Single-core Prostate Samples, Among Veterans
Veterans between the ages of 50-75, who are having a prostate biopsy, will be recruited for their permission to collect an extra biopsy core for RNA-sequencing.
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Vitamin D Deficiency, Stress Reaction
- Trial name
- VitD/RNA-seq (NCT04621500)
- Testing
- cholecalciferol, Standard of Care Prostate Biopsy - collection of 13th core for RNA-seq, Standard of Care Prostate Biopsies at baseline and after one year vitamin D3 supplementation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Increases Serum Levels of the Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products in Women With PCOS
The purpose of this study is to investigate the mechanism that explain the beneficial clinical effect of vitamin D treatment in women with PCOS.
- Trial name
- NCT03644212
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maimonides Medical Center
Breast Cancer, Vitamin D Deficiency
Epidemiological Analysis of Vitamin D and Breast Cancer Risk in Saudi Arabian Women
This is an analysis of de-identified data collected from 240 Saudi Arabian women, 120 with breast cancer and 120 control women, to evalyate if vitamin D status is associated with breast cancer risk.
- Trial name
- NCT01817231
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Neoplasms, Aged
Silent Threat: Impact of Preoperative Albumin Levels on Outcomes in Geriatric Cancer Surgery
This retrospective, single-center study aims to evaluate the impact of preoperative albumin levels on postoperative outcomes in geriatric patients (aged 65 and above) undergoing cancer surgery.
- Conditions
- Neoplasms, Aged, Hypoalbuminemia, Postoperative Complications
- Trial name
- NCT06998030
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Vitamin D Deficiency
Nutrition and Body Composition in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Many adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have been found to have low bone density by the end of treatment. This can lead to long-term suffering in survivors due to poor bone health.
- Trial name
- NCT01317940
- Testing
- Vitamin D and Calcium Citrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles