Chemotherapy-related Toxicity, Nutritional Status and Quality of Life (NCT02848807) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Chemotherapy-related Toxicity, Nutritional Status and Quality of Life
Poland100 participantsStarted 2014-09
Plain-language summary
Determine whether nutritional support with high protein ONS in adult oncologic patients in the first step of cancer cachexia - asymptomatic precachexia, influence on the toxicity of systemic therapy.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* histological confirmed diagnosis of CRC in clinical stage IV
* successful qualification to chemotherapy
* performance status at least 80% according to Karnofsky scale and \<2 according to WHO/ECOG scale
* cancer-related asymptomatic precachexia diagnosed
* absence of contraindications to oral nutrition and practicable realization of oral nutrition
* absence of severe, decompensated concomitant diseases
* signed informed consent for the participation in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
* diagnosis of a malignant neoplasm in clinical stage I-III
* disqualification from oncologic treatment
* cancer cachexia or cancer anorexia-cachexia syndrome
* poor performance status
* contraindications to oral nutrition or to high protein nutrition
* regular nutritional support at the moment of qualification to the study
* patient incompliance at the moment of qualification to the study
What they're measuring
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Chemotherapy-related toxicity during 12th week of observation