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Nutritional Supplementation in Head and Neck Cancers
Sponsor: AHS Cancer Control Alberta
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether multimodal nutrition therapy (primary nutrition intervention + adjuvant nutrition therapy) will support patients to optimize their total caloric intake during cancer treatment by measuring the difference in mean cumulative energy intake between the intervention and control group over the duration of cancer treatment.
Official title: A Randomized Open Label Trial of Multimodal Oral Nutritional Supplementation Versus Standard Care, to Prevent / Attenuate Malnutrition in Patients with Cancers of the Head and Neck Receiving (chemo)-radiotherapy Treatment.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
81
Start Date
2024-10-25
Completion Date
2026-10
Last Updated
2025-03-28
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Resource® Support Plus
Nestlé Resource Support Plus® is a high energy- and protein-density Medical Food enriched with omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. This is a nutritionally complete formula, in an easy to swallow, palatable, concentrated low volume, available in 2 flavours optimized for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation in taste tests. It provides in a 125 mL serving: 250 kcal, 11.5 g protein and 0.95g of omega-3 fatty acid (eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA).
Locations (1)
Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada