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RECRUITING
NCT05379712
PHASE2

Nutritional Supplementation in Head and Neck Cancers

Sponsor: AHS Cancer Control Alberta

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

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

OTHER

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