Clinical trial · Observational
Safety and Feasibility of Fasting While Receiving Chemotherapy
NCT00757094CI-TRIAL-00003197completedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Fasting (refraining from eating and drinking) during the day is safe while receiving chemotherapy.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Chemotherapy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Fasting | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- I
- description
- Patients planning to observe fasting while receiving chemotherapy during the month of Ramadan
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Safety of fasting while receiving chemotherapy
- timeFrame
- two months
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Effect of fasting on chemotherapy side effects
- timeFrame
- two months
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 years * Established diagnosis of cancer * Signed informed consent * Adequate CBC and chemistry to receive chemotherapy Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy
References
Publications (5)
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- BACKGROUNDWeindruch R, Walford RL. Dietary restriction in mice beginning at 1 year of age: effect on life-span and spontaneous cancer incidence. Science. 1982 Mar 12;215(4538):1415-8. doi: 10.1126/science.7063854. PMID 7063854
- BACKGROUNDRoss MH, Bras G. Lasting influence of early caloric restriction on prevalence of neoplasms in the rat. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1971 Nov;47(5):1095-113. No abstract available. PMID 4330798
- BACKGROUNDKlurfeld DM, Welch CB, Lloyd LM, Kritchevsky D. Inhibition of DMBA-induced mammary tumorigenesis by caloric restriction in rats fed high-fat diets. Int J Cancer. 1989 May 15;43(5):922-5. doi: 10.1002/ijc.2910430532. PMID 2497075
- BACKGROUNDDirx MJ, Zeegers MP, Dagnelie PC, van den Bogaard T, van den Brandt PA. Energy restriction and the risk of spontaneous mammary tumors in mice: a meta-analysis. Int J Cancer. 2003 Sep 20;106(5):766-70. doi: 10.1002/ijc.11277. PMID 12866038