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

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Radboudumc

Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6525 GA