Clinical trial · Observational
Eating Experience at the Comprehensive Cancer Center Wards - a Qualitative Study
- 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)
In hospitalized patients with cancer treated with systemic therapy, semi-structured in-depth interviews will be performed. Topics that will be discussed are eating-related complaints, the taste and smell of the offered hospital food, the choice in hospital food, the ambience during the eating moments, the use of protein-enriched snacks, the difference between eating at home and at the hospital, and personal tips-and-tricks to maintain adequate nutritional intake and improve food enjoyment in the hospital. Patients will be included until data saturation is reached. The interviews will be recorded and analyzed according to the principles of thematic analysis.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interview and determining taste and smell with taste strips and Sniffin' Sticks | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Eating experience
- timeFrame
- 11/2022 - 03/2023
- description
- One hour interview, taste and smell tests, and answering PG-SGA questionnaire to assess eating experience (food and drinks, ambience during meals, timing of the meals, and the choice of freedom of meals) of patients with cancer admitted to the UMCG.
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Improving eating experience
- timeFrame
- 11/2022 - 03/2023
- description
- One hour interview to assess possible improvements of eating experience of patients with cancer admitted to the UMCG.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of cancer * Able to understand spoken and written Dutch * \> 18 years * Systemic treated for cancer in a clinical setting Exclusion Criteria: * Contra-indication for oral food intake * Oral food intake perceived as painful by patient * Uncertainty about the willingness or ability of the patient to comply with the protocol requirements
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