Clinical trial · Observational
Prevalence of Malnutrition in Oncologic Patients
Prevalence and Impact of Malnutrition in Hospitalised Patients
- 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)
Malnutrition is a common phenomenon in cancer patients. Deteriorated nutritional status is associated with poor clinical outcome. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of hospital malnutrition and its impact on functionality, quality of life and mortality in cancer patients and to test the reference percentiles of phase angle values (Bosy Westphal et al JPEN 2006) as indicator of cancer cachexia and predictor of mortality. Hypothesis: The fifth reference percentile of the phase angle norm values is a prognostically relevant cut off value indicating cancer cachexia in terms of malnutrition, fatigue and impaired functional status, as well as predictive of 6-month mortality
Conditions
Conditions (2)
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 |
| Malnutrition | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
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Design
Arms and outcomes
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[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Prevalence of malnutrition
- timeFrame
- 1 day
- description
- Phase angle (bioelectrical impedance analysis) Nutritional status(SGA), muscle function (grip strength)
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Quality of life
- timeFrame
- 1 day
- description
- Quality of life is determined with the questionnaire QLQ C-30 of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
- measure
- Mortality
- timeFrame
- 6 months
- description
- Patients are going to be contacted via telephone six months after the first assessment. Deceased patients will be determined by the local death register
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients suffering from cancer. * Patients who have signed a written Informed Consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with implanted pacemaker or defibrillator * Patients with neuromuscular disease or hemiplegia.
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