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Early Nutritional Intervention in Patients With Cancer
Sponsor: Gødstrup Hospital
Summary
The goal of this intervention study is to study the effect of nutritional interventions in patients with cancer receiving palliative chemotherapy. The main question it aims to answer is: Does early nutritional interventions affect body weight, quality of life, survival, muscle mass, performance status, physical function, nutritional risk and treatment tolerance in patients with cancer receiving palliative chemotherapy? Researchers will compare patients receiving the intervention to a historical control cohort following current clinical practice.
Official title: Early Nutritional Intervention to Prevent Malnutrition in Patients With Cancer Receiving Palliative Chemotherapy in an Outpatient Setting
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2024-06-01
Completion Date
2027-01-29
Last Updated
2026-08-31
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Nutritional intervention
An individualised nutritional intervention delivered by a clinical dietitian from initiation of palliative chemotherapy and throughout the 24-week study period. The intervention is tailored to each participant's nutritional requirements, nutritional status, food preferences, nutrition impact symptoms, and smell and taste alterations.
Locations (1)
Gødstrup Hospital
Herning, Denmark