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Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Enteral Nutrition Versus Standard of Care Nutrition in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients: A Pilot Study
Led by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Updated on 2026-04-02
40
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
334 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this research study is to learn if feeding someone after a stem cell transplant is safe and practical.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Enteral Nutrition Versus Standard of Care Nutrition in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients: A Pilot Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Have plans to be admitted or be admitted to an inpatient pediatric or adult ward for hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT)
- Be older than 2 years and younger than 25 years at enrollment
- Participants age 18 or older, or guardians for those under 18, must be willing and able to give written informed consent
- Participants older than 7 years must provide assent
- Participants must speak English, Italian, Chinese/Mandarin, or Spanish
- Participants are encouraged but not required to join related energy balance and biospecimen collection protocols
- Participants will be asked to consider joining a stem cell registry study (not required)
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients for whom enteral nutrition is not safe or possible, such as those with intestinal ischemia, complete bowel obstruction, or other anatomical blockages
- Surgical gastrostomy tube placement solely for study participation is not allowed
- Females who are pregnant must have a negative pregnancy test within 7 days before bone marrow transplant according to FACT guidelines
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
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Research Team
S
Shehla Razvi, MD
CONTACT
K
Karen Moody, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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