Clinical trial · Observational
Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Children and Adolescents With Malignancies
Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Children and Adolescents With Malignancies Aged Between 0-18, Based on BMI Percentiles and Standard Deviation Scores, at Diagnosis, During Treatment, and During Two Years Follow-up
- 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)
The main objective of this study was the assessment of the nutritional status of children and adolescents aged between 0-18 with malignancies based on BMI percentiles and standard deviation scores, at diagnosis, during treatment and during a period of two years after the end of therapy.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malnutrition | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
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Design
Arms and outcomes
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[]Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Nutritional status at diagnosis
- timeFrame
- Within the month of diagnosis
- description
- To assess the nutritional status height and weight were recorded from patient charts to calculate the BMI percentile (Body Mass Index percentile) and the BMI-SDS (Body Mass Index-Standard Deviation Score)
- measure
- Change in nutritional status during treatment
- timeFrame
- Every month during the treatment period (average treatment period 11 months)
- description
- To assess the nutritional status height and weight were recorded from patient charts to calculate the BMI percentile and the BMI-SDS
- measure
- Change in nutritional status during follow-up
- timeFrame
- Once in a period of three months during two years follow-up
- description
- To assess the nutritional status height and weight were recorded from patient chart to calculate the BMI percentile and the BMI-SDS
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Maximum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * children and adolescents treated at the Olgahospital Stuttgart for one of the nine different cancer types * treated according to a study protocol of the Society of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology (GPOH), with modifications only allowed within the therapeutic protocol * time period between diagnosis and start of treatment less than 28 days * age younger than 18 Exclusion Criteria: * severe underlying disease, which exerts a strong influence on weight and/or height * patients whose clinical record does not state any weight and/or height * diseases which are not considered as malignant because of the state or biology
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