Multimodal Program for Cancer Related Cachexia Prevention
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Cachexia
- Cancer
- Educational Problems
- Malnutrition
- Neoplasms
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Prevention
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
After being informed about the study and the need to nominate a family caregiver, all patients and their family caregiver giving written informed consent, they will undergo a 12-weeks multimodal program. Randomly they will divided into two groups (intervention and control). This 12-weeks multimodal ...
After being informed about the study and the need to nominate a family caregiver, all patients and their family caregiver giving written informed consent, they will undergo a 12-weeks multimodal program. Randomly they will divided into two groups (intervention and control). This 12-weeks multimodal program includes 4 meetings (with cancer nurse and clinical dietician). In this 4 meetings (about 30 minutes) they will have blood tests (CRP, Albumin levels), body composition measurements, questionnaires, education on their diet and symptom management.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04627376
- Collaborators
- German Oncology Centre, Limassol, Cyprus
- Investigators
- Study Director: Andreas Charalambous, PhD Cyprus University of Technology Department of Nursing
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