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Exploring the Impact of a Multi-modal Nutritional Intervention in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer (FEED Trial)
Sponsor: Cancer Trials Ireland
Summary
The study will examine if a multi-modal nutritional care package, with or without resistance training delivered with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, is effective at preventing loss of muscle strength during neoadjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer. There are two arms in this study: Control Arm will receive standard dietetic care and be prescribed standard pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy and oral nutritional supplement drinks with their neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The intervention Arm will have 3 additional dietitian visits and 6 physiotherapist visits that the control group will not.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
70
Start Date
2024-05-01
Completion Date
2028-11
Last Updated
2025-07-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Control
* High protein, high energy diet * Fish oil supplement (ProSure®) * Pancreatic Enzymes (Creon®) * A daily individualised step target (10% above your own baseline) * Four scheduled appointments with a dietitian
Intervention
* High protein, high energy diet * Fish oil supplement (ProSure®) * Pancreatic Enzymes (Creon®) * A daily individualised step target (10% above your own baseline) * Seven scheduled appointments with a dietitian * Six scheduled appointments with a physiotherapist
Locations (1)
St Vincent's University Hospital
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland