Clinical trials: Cancer Malnutrition
Cancer
Improvement of Nutritional Status in Cancer Patients and Reduction of Malnutrition
The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) recommends assessing the nutritional status of each oncology patient early and in a multidisciplinary manner.
- Trial name
- NUTRI-CARE (NCT07018687)
- Testing
- day hospital, dietician consultation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 306 people
- Sponsor
- Médipôle Lyon-Villeurbanne
Leukemia, Lymphoma
Cyproheptadine Hydrochloride and Nutritional Supplementation in Treating Young Patients With Weight Loss With Cancer
RATIONALE: Cyproheptadine hydrochloride may help improve appetite and lessen weight loss caused by cancer or cancer treatment. It is not yet known whether cyproheptadine hydrochloride is more effective with or without nutritional…
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Lymphoma, Malnutrition, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT00949117
- Testing
- Ensure, PediaSure, cyproheptadine hydrochloride
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Gastric (Stomach) Cancer, Frailty
Skeletal Muscle Mass Used to Assess Frailty in Older Gastric Cancer Patients
The primary aim of this study was to quantify the diagnosis of pre-surgical skeletal muscle mass in elderly gastric cancer patients and to analyse its correlation with frailty.
- Conditions
- Gastric (Stomach) Cancer, Frailty, Sarcopenia, Malnutrition Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT06763068
- Testing
- Skeletal muscle mass and frailty
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 575 people
- Sponsor
- Nanjing Medical University
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
Childhood Cancer
Effect of Nutrition Counseling and Physical Exercise Prescription on Body Composition and Nutritional Status of 5-18 Years Pediatric Cancer Patients on Treatment at Jimma Medical Center Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit(JMC-PHOU), Jimma, Ethiopia
Malnutrition and associated muscle wasting are common health problems among pediatric cancer patients. However, the role of dietary counseling and physical exercise prescription intervention on both nutritional status and muscle…
- Trial name
- JMC-PHOU (NCT07558486)
- Testing
- dietary counseling and physical exercise prescription
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Malnutrition, Gastroenterological Cancer
The Impact of Perioperational Malnutrition on the Cost on Gastroenterological Cancer Patients
Undernutrition is a state marked by energy and/or protein intake deficiency or mal-absorption, and is often described as protein energy malnutrition (PEM). Malnutrition is common in hospitalized patients worldwide.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Gastroenterological Cancer, Surgical Procedures, Operative
- Trial name
- NCT00987883
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Pancreatic Carcinoma
L-CARnitine in the Palliative Treatment of Advanced PANcreatic Cancer (CARPAN)
The study investigated the role of L-Carnitine supplementation on proinflammatory immune response, malnutrition, cancer cachexia and cancer related fatigue in advanced and inoperable pancreatic cancer, UICC Stage IV .
- Trial name
- CARPAN (NCT01330823)
- Testing
- L-Carnitine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Vitamin D Deficiency
Prognostic Value of Vitamin D Levels in Egyptian Females With Breast Cancer
In our study; we aim to analyze the correlation between pre-treatment serum vitamin D (VD) levels and breast cancer prognostic features in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients presenting to our department.
- Trial name
- NCT03594214
- Testing
- serum vitamin d level measured by ELISA kit
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 222 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Ascites, Ovarian Epithelial Cancer
Preoperative Ascites Drainage Versus Standard Care for Patients With Advanced Ovarian Cancer
Patients with significant ascites and advanced ovarian cancer (AOC), undergoing complex, cytoreductive surgery are at risk of malnutrition, poor quality of life and the risk of hypo- or hypervolemia in a perioperative period.
- Conditions
- Ascites, Ovarian Epithelial Cancer, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT02742428
- Testing
- Systematic ascites evacuation, Acute paracentesis., Interview.
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Gdynia Oncology Center
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Clinical Study of Nanocrystalline Megestrol in Malnourished Patients With First-Line Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This prospective interventional clinical study evaluates the efficacy of nanocrystalline megestrol combined with standard care in improving appetite and weight compared to standard care alone in first-line treatment of NSCLC.
- Trial name
- NCT06828757
- Testing
- nanocrystalline megestrol oral suspension + PD-1/L1 inhibitor combined with chemotherapy, PD-1/L1 inhibitor combined with chemotherapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Hunan Province Tumor Hospital
Lung Cancer, Ambulant
Meals on Wheels, the Effect of a Home Food-delivery Service for Cancer Patients
The overall objective of the study is to investigate the effect of energy- and protein enriched home delivered meals vs. habitual diet in malnourished patients suffering from cancer on various endpoints.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Ambulant, Malnourished
- Trial name
- RUMLE (NCT02093312)
- Testing
- Home food-delivery service
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev
Malnutrition; Moderate
Effectiveness, Tolerability and Safety of Three Formulations in Underfives With Moderate Acute Malnutrition
This is a randomized clinical trial aimed at evaluating the effectiveness, tolerability and safety of standardized milk-based formulation, standardized non-milk based formulation and a hospital-based formulation in the management…
- Trial name
- NCT04323059
- Testing
- Standardized milk-based formulation
- Where
- 3 sites in Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Ekong E. Udoh
Cancer, Malnutrition
Prevalence of Malnutrition in Oncologic Patients
Malnutrition is a common phenomenon in cancer patients. Deteriorated nutritional status is associated with poor clinical outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT01120483
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease (PNALD), Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency
Safety Study to Evaluate the Occurrence of EFAD in Pediatric Patients With PNAC Who Require More Than Eight Weeks of Omegaven Treatment
This study will demonstrate safety in pediatric patients with Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Cholestasis treated with Omegaven®, which is indicated as a source of calories and fatty acids in this patient population
- Conditions
- Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease (PNALD), Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency, Malnutrition, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- NCT06274788
- Testing
- Omegaven® (fish oil triglycerides) Injectable Emulsion
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Fresenius Kabi
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Leukemia, Myeloid
Studying Malnutrition And Sarcopenia In Older Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
This study will explore how malnutrition (poor nutrition/diet) and sarcopenia (a condition that causes a loss of muscle and bone mass) affects study participants over the age of 60 with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who will…
- Trial name
- NCT05458258
- Testing
- Bioelectrical Impedence Analysis Device, 6 Minute Walk Test, Computed Tomography Scans to Measure Skeletal Muscular Index
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 239 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Vitamin d Deficiency
Effect of Supplementation With ω-3 Fatty Acids, Vitamin D and Calcium in Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of supplementation with Omega 3, Vitamin D and Calcium, in a cohort of children with ALL undergoing treatment and compare changes in the concentrations of biomarkers of bone…
- Trial name
- NCT05950204
- Testing
- ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (DHA and EPA), Vitamin D (cholecalciferol), Calcium (calcium carbonate)
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Coordinación de Investigación en Salud, Mexico
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Nutritional Status in Children With ALL in Guatemala
This study proposes to investigate the association of nutritional status of a children assessed by body mass index (BMI), triceps skinfold thickness (TSFT), and mid upper arm circumference (MUAC), with body composition, measured…
- Trial name
- NCT03471416
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Malnutrition, Pre-cachexia
Prevalence of Malnutrition in Oncology (PreMiO)
It is estimated that up to 30% of cancer patients die because of the effects of malnutrition, caused by a discrepancy between nutritional needs and intake (or utilization) of energy and essential nutrients.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Pre-cachexia, Cancer
- Trial name
- PreMiO (NCT01622036)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,978 people
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Malnutrition, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Early Nutritional Intervention in NPC Patients Undergoing Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy
This single center, open-label, randomized controlled clinical trial was designed to investigate whether early nutritional intervention with oral nutrition supplements in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT04810936
- Testing
- oral nutritional supplements
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 272 people
- Sponsor
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Amino Acid Deficiency, Malnutrition
Effect of Compound Amino Acid Tablets on Nutritional Status of Patients With Lung Cancer
To investigate whether compound amino acid supplementation can further promote protein synthesis and improve nutritional status for lung cancer patients.
- Conditions
- Amino Acid Deficiency, Malnutrition, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT05770063
- Testing
- amino acid tablet
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Chest Hospital