Clinical trial · Observational
Nutrition Health Literacy of Cancer Patients and Their Support Networks.
Implications of Nutrition Health Literacy on Accessibility and Engagement With Nutrition Information in Cancer Patients and Their Support Networks
NCT03978312CI-TRIAL-00068918NiiCprojectterminatedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Recruitment was due to be extended (March 20) due to slow initial recruitment however was terminated early due to corresponding arrival of COVID-19 to UK. (16 recruited to cultural and linguistic phase and 42 to observational cohort)
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
An exploration of the impact of nutrition literacy on ability of cancer patients and their support networks to get, understand and use nutrition information during cancer treatment.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
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 |
| Haematological Malignancy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Nutrition Aspect of Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Oncologic Disorders | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal consensus group | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Observational cohort (validity and reliability testing) | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Nutrition health literacy - UK
- timeFrame
- Jun 19 - Mar 2020
- description
- Measured by UK modified NLit developed during study cultural and linguistic modification of (Gibbs et al., 2018 - original validation) - 64 item questionnaire Scoring interpretation from study: NLit-UK (63item) and NLit-UK short (42-item) NLit-UK (63-item): Scoring interpretation is ≤44 correct is "likelihood of poor nutrition literacy"; 45-57 is "possibility of poor nutrition literacy"; and scores ≥58 is "likelihood of good nutrition literacy NLit-UK short (42-item): Scoring interpretation is ≤28 correct is "likelihood of poor nutrition literacy"; 29-37 is "possibility of poor nutrition literacy"; and scores ≥39 is "likelihood of good nutrition literacy
- measure
- NVS-UK health literacy
- timeFrame
- Jun 19 - Mar 2020
- description
- Validated tool - 6 part question (Rowlands et al, 2013) Scoring interpretation: low health literacy (≤1), intermediate health literacy (2-3), adequate health literacy (≥4).
Secondary outcomes (4)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
NLit-UK development Inclusion Criteria: * Members of the public (carers, health service users, lay persons) * Cancer patients with confirmed diagnosis * Friends or family members supporting a patient with a confirmed diagnosis of cancer * \> 18 yrs old * Received cancer treatment at Nottingham University Hospitals between Jan 15 and March 20 Exclusion Criteria: * Paediatrics \< 18yrs at the time of diagnosis and treatment * Unconfirmed diagnosis of cancer * Patients on watch and wait
References
Publications (4)
- BACKGROUNDGibbs HD, Ellerbeck EF, Befort C, Gajewski B, Kennett AR, Yu Q, Christifano D, Sullivan DK. Measuring Nutrition Literacy in Breast Cancer Patients: Development of a Novel Instrument. J Cancer Educ. 2016 Sep;31(3):493-9. doi: 10.1007/s13187-015-0851-y. PMID 25952941
- BACKGROUNDGibbs HD, Ellerbeck EF, Gajewski B, Zhang C, Sullivan DK. The Nutrition Literacy Assessment Instrument is a Valid and Reliable Measure of Nutrition Literacy in Adults with Chronic Disease. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2018 Mar;50(3):247-257.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2017.10.008. Epub 2017 Dec 12. PMID 29246567
- BACKGROUNDGibbs HD, Harvey S, Owens S, Boyle D, Sullivan DK. Engaging Experts and Patients to Refine the Nutrition Literacy Assessment Instrument. BMC Nutr. 2017;3:71. doi: 10.1186/s40795-017-0190-y. Epub 2017 Aug 22. PMID 28890794
- DERIVEDMiller LJ, Postavaru GI, Rowlands G, Prior M, Webb Z, Wragg A, Gibbs HD. Cultural and Linguistic Adaptation and Validation of a Nutrition Literacy Instrument for Use in People With Cancer in the United Kingdom. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2026 Apr;39(2):e70218. doi: 10.1111/jhn.70218. PMID 41808418