Clinical trial · Observational
Malnutrition and Sarcopenia Screening in Chemotherapy Patients
Evaluation and Comparison of Malnutrition and Sarcopenia Risk Using PG-SGA, MUST, Nutriscore, and GLIM Criteria in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
NCT07163286CI-TRIAL-00094754active not recruitingClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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 study will include approximately 150 adult outpatients diagnosed with solid tumors who are currently receiving chemotherapy. Both early and advanced stage patients of any sex aged 18 and older will be included, provided they are clinically stable and able to participate in the assessments.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemotherapeutic Agent Toxicity | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Nutrition Aspect of Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Sarcopenia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- 1
- description
- The study will include approximately 150 adult outpatients diagnosed with solid tumors who are currently receiving chemotherapy. Both early and advanced stage patients of any sex aged 18 and older will be included, provided they are clinically stable and able to participate in the assessments.
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- PG-SGA short form values
- timeFrame
- From enrollment to 6 month
- measure
- Nutriscore
- timeFrame
- From enrollment to 6 month
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Diagnosed with a solid tumor (e.g., breast, lung, GI, gynecologic cancers) * Receiving active outpatient chemotherapy * Recent abdominal CT scan within the last 3 months or planned * Provided written informed consent * Physically and mentally able to complete study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Declined or unable to give informed consent * Cognitive impairment or mental status preventing participation * Neuromuscular diseases affecting muscle mass (e.g., myopathy, MND, severe neuropathy) * Inadequate CT image quality for L3 analysis * Acute infection or illness within the past month * Upper limb deformity or severe pain preventing handgrip testing * Incomplete assessments or withdrawal of consent during the study
References
Publications (11)
- BACKGROUNDMartin L, Birdsell L, Macdonald N, Reiman T, Clandinin MT, McCargar LJ, Murphy R, Ghosh S, Sawyer MB, Baracos VE. Cancer cachexia in the age of obesity: skeletal muscle depletion is a powerful prognostic factor, independent of body mass index. J Clin Oncol. 2013 Apr 20;31(12):1539-47. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.45.2722. Epub 2013 Mar 25. PMID 23530101
- BACKGROUNDBellanti F, Lo Buglio A, Quiete S, Pellegrino G, Dobrakowski M, Kasperczyk A, Kasperczyk S, Vendemiale G. Comparison of Three Nutritional Screening Tools with the New Glim Criteria for Malnutrition and Association with Sarcopenia in Hospitalized Older Patients. J Clin Med. 2020 Jun 17;9(6):1898. doi: 10.3390/jcm9061898. PMID 32560480
- BACKGROUNDTrujillo EB, Kadakia KC, Thomson C, Zhang FF, Livinski A, Pollard K, Mattox T, Tucker A, Williams V, Walsh D, Clinton S, Grossberg A, Jensen G, Levin R, Mills J, Singh A, Smith M, Stubbins R, Wiley K, Sullivan K, Platek M, Spees CK. Malnutrition risk screening in adult oncology outpatients: An ASPEN systematic review and clinical recommendations. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2024 Nov;48(8):874-894. doi: 10.1002/jpen.2688. Epub 2024 Oct 16. PMID 39412097
- BACKGROUNDCederholm T, Jensen GL, Correia MITD, Gonzalez MC, Fukushima R, Higashiguchi T, Baptista G, Barazzoni R, Blaauw R, Coats A, Crivelli A, Evans DC, Gramlich L, Fuchs-Tarlovsky V, Keller H, Llido L, Malone A, Mogensen KM, Morley JE, Muscaritoli M, Nyulasi I, Pirlich M, Pisprasert V, de van der Schueren MAE, Siltharm S, Singer P, Tappenden K, Velasco N, Waitzberg D, Yamwong P, Yu J, Van Gossum A, Compher C; GLIM Core Leadership Committee; GLIM Working Group. GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition - A consensus report from the global clinical nutrition community. Clin Nutr. 2019 Feb;38(1):1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.08.002. Epub 2018 Sep 3. PMID 30181091
- BACKGROUNDArribas L, Hurtos L, Sendros MJ, Peiro I, Salleras N, Fort E, Sanchez-Migallon JM. NUTRISCORE: A new nutritional screening tool for oncological outpatients. Nutrition. 2017 Jan;33:297-303. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2016.07.015. Epub 2016 Aug 13.