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Personalized Nutrition Counseling and Nutritional Status of Esophageal Cancer and HNSCC Patients Undergoing CCRT
Led by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Updated on 2025-02-17
90
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
96 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of the study is to improve the nutritional status of esophageal cancer patients undergoing concurrent chemoradiotherapy by the personalized nutrition counseling.Dietitians consult with participants which invited to be the experimental group and follow up weekly through communication software (Line) or telephone remote methods. Dietitians provide the dietary advice base on the guidance of the cancer diet principles, and give on assessment and diet adjustments. At the same time, Under the same condition of nutritional supplements in both the experimental group and the control group, the investigators explore the changes in the quality of life and nutritional status of the subjects by evaluating with the nutrition Index (PG-SGA) and quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire Taiwan version) questionnaire evaluation and recode the basic physical data, including body weight, grip strength, body muscle fat composition. Therefore, investigators conducted this study to appoint dietitian to arrange personalized nutrition consultation for esophageal cancer patients to improve the nutritional status of these patients.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Personalized Nutrition Counseling and Nutritional Status of Esophageal Cancer and HNSCC Patients Undergoing CCRT
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Pathologically and CT confirmed esophageal cancer or head and neck cancer
- Receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) therapy
- ECOG performance status grade 2 or better
- Agree to participate in the trial
- Age 18 years or older
- Not pregnant
You will not qualify if you...
- Having two or more cancers
- Gastrointestinal tract not functioning
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 4 heart failure
- Abnormal liver or kidney function
- Abnormal bone marrow hematopoiesis
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
New Taipei City, Taiwan, 236
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
C
Chia-Hsun Hsieh
CONTACT
H
Hsuan-Chih Kuo
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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