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Optimal Tube Feeding Method in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Sponsor: Baylor Research Institute
Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the optimal tube feeding method (bolus, gravity or pump) by analyzing percent weight loss, tolerance of enteral feeds, and percent of estimated calorie and protein needs in 60 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck undergoing chemoradiation therapy.
Official title: The Optimal Tube Feeding Method in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Comparison Between Bolus, Gravity, and Tube Feeding Pump.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
0
Start Date
2015-02
Completion Date
2017-02
Last Updated
2026-04-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Bolus
The patients will be randomized into 3 different groups: Bolus, Gravity, and Pump. The randomization process will be based on age and estimated caloric needs (i.e if we have three 60-year-old patients whose estimated kcals needs are ≤ 1900kcals/day, then each patient will be randomized to either of the groups). Each patient from each group will be receiving tube feeding education to their by RD. For consistency reasons, the same type of tube feeding formula (1.5 kcal/ml, no fiber) will be used. Patients' weight, tube feeding tolerance, and amount of estimated calories and protein met will be monitored weekly.
Gravity
The patients will be randomized into 3 different groups: Bolus, Gravity, and Pump. The randomization process will be based on age and estimated caloric needs (i.e if we have three 60-year-old patients whose estimated kcals needs are ≤ 1900kcals/day, then each patient will be randomized to either of the groups). Each patient from each group will be receiving tube feeding education to their by RD. For consistency reasons, the same type of tube feeding formula (1.5 kcal/ml, no fiber) will be used. Patients' weight, tube feeding tolerance, and amount of estimated calories and protein met will be monitored weekly.
Pump
The patients will be randomized into 3 different groups: Bolus, Gravity, and Pump. The randomization process will be based on age and estimated caloric needs (i.e if we have three 60-year-old patients whose estimated kcals needs are ≤ 1900kcals/day, then each patient will be randomized to either of the groups). Each patient from each group will be receiving tube feeding education to their by RD. For consistency reasons, the same type of tube feeding formula (1.5 kcal/ml, no fiber) will be used. Patients' weight, tube feeding tolerance, and amount of estimated calories and protein met will be monitored weekly.
Locations (1)
Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center at Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, United States