Clinical trial · Observational
Nutrition in Gastrointestinal Tumors
Analysis of Nutritional Status in Patients With Malignant Tumor Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract
- 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 and loss of muscle mass frequently occur in patients undergoing chemotherapy and can negatively effect therapy outcome. Especially patients with cancer of the gastrointestinal tract are often affected by malnutrition. Therefore, this study aims to examine changes in nutritional status of patients with cancer of the gastrointestinal tract during chemotherapy. Findings of this study will help to improve nutritional treatment of patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Conditions
Conditions (10)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bile Duct Cancer | Malignant Bile Duct Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Colon Cancer | Malignant Colon Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Gastric Cancer | Malignant Gastric Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| GIST, Malignant | Malignant Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Liver Cancer | Malignant Liver Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Neuroendocrine Tumors | Neuroendocrine Tumor | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Oesophageal Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pancreatic Cancer | Malignant Pancreatic Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Rectal Cancer | Malignant Rectal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| No intervention - observational study only | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Initial Diagnosis
- description
- Patients with initial diagnosis of a malignant condition of the gastrointestinal tract planned to receive cytostatic treatment.
- interventionNames
- Other: No intervention - observational study only
- label
- Ongoing Cytostatic Treatment
- description
- Patients with a malignant condition of the gastrointestinal tract already receiving cytostatic treatment.
- interventionNames
- Other: No intervention - observational study only
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Prevalence of Malnutrition According to the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria (GLIM criteria)
- timeFrame
- 3 months after study enrollment
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with initial diagnosis of a malignant condition of the gastrointestinal tract planned to receive cytostatic treatment. * ongoing cytostatic treatment of a known malignant condition of the gastrointestinal tract Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy * history of any other malignant tumor disease * inability to provide consent
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