Status:
COMPLETED
The Impact of a Home Delivered Meal Service in Cancer Patients During Chemotherapy
Lead Sponsor:
Radboud University Medical Center
Conditions:
Cancer
Malnutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Cancer patients receiving treatment such as chemotherapy experience a variety of symptoms that interfere with their appetite and their ability to eat and enjoy meals. Therefore, adapting meals in a wa...
Detailed Description
Cancer patients receiving treatment such as chemotherapy experience a variety of symptoms that interfere with their appetite and their ability to eat and enjoy meals. Several studies suggest that nutr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age 18 years or older
- diagnosed with cancer
- receiving chemotherapy according to a minimum schedule of every 2 weeks
- living within a 40 km radius around the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
- written informed consent
Exclusion
- renal insufficiency (MDRD-GFR (glomerular filtration rate) \< 60ml/min and/or proteinuria)\*
- dementia or any other condition which makes it impossible to fill out questionnaires correctly
- unable to understand or speak Dutch
- depending on artificial nutrition in the form of Oral Nutritional Supplements, tube feeding or total parenteral nutrition
- swallowing or passage problems
- proteinuria is defined in case of a protein creatinine ratio \> 0.5g/10mmol or an albuminuria \> 300mg/day. This is checked by default before the start of chemotherapy by the treating physician to decide whether or not the patient is eligible for receiving chemotherapy.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 17 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 22 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
148 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03382171
Start Date
November 17 2017
End Date
May 22 2020
Last Update
October 9 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Radboudumc
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6525 GA