Clinical trial · Interventional
Effectiveness of Nutritional Interventions for Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
NCT04517708CI-TRIAL-00046666completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 19, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260919-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study aims to estimate the effects of nutritional interventions on the improvement of nutritional status and quality of life (QoL) among gastrointestinal patients in Vietnam
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colon Cancer | Malignant Colon Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Gastric Cancer | Malignant Gastric Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nutritional counseling | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention group
- description
- Regarding the intervention group, patients were treated with the intervention regimen, which consisted of: * Nutritional counseling * Each patient was assigned a specific menu which were prepared by research members during the time of staying at the hospital. Before discharge, patients were instructed on preparing their diets at home with the recommended amount of energy and protein and given formula milk within two months.
- interventionNames
- Other: Nutritional counseling
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control group
- description
- Patients had diets based on their demands
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Change of nutritional status after 8 weeks
- timeFrame
- Baseline and 8 weeks
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 78 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * aged 18 years old or above * diagnosed with stomach or colon cancer; * at the initial of receiving chemotherapy treatment; * indicated for oral feeding; * not having co-morbidities of chronic diseases such as kidney failure, heart failure, liver failure, diabetes; * having ability to communicate with data collectors and both attending doctors and agreeing to involve in the study Exclusion Criteria: * treated by other methods such as radiation, endocrine, immunity; * undergoing terminal palliative care; * having contraindications to oral feeding/enteral nutrition
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDNguyen LT, Dang AK, Duong PT, Phan HBT, Pham CTT, Nguyen ATL, Le HT. Nutrition intervention is beneficial to the quality of life of patients with gastrointestinal cancer undergoing chemotherapy in Vietnam. Cancer Med. 2021 Mar;10(5):1668-1680. doi: 10.1002/cam4.3766. Epub 2021 Feb 7. PMID 33550719