Personalized Nutrition Counseling to Improve the Nutritional Status of Esophageal Cancer or Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy

Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

The purpose of the study is to improve the nutritional status of esophageal cancer patients undergoing concurrent chemoradiotherapy by the personalized nutrition counseling.Dietitians consult with participants which invited to be the experimental group and follow up weekly through communication software (Line) or telephone remote methods. Dietitians provide the dietary advice base on the guidance of the cancer diet principles, and give on assessment and diet adjustments. At the same time, Under the same condition of nutritional supplements in both the experimental group and the control group, the investigators explore the changes in the quality of life and nutritional status of the subjects by evaluating with the nutrition Index (PG-SGA) and quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire Taiwan version) questionnaire evaluation and recode the basic physical data, including body weight, grip strength, body muscle fat composition. Therefore, investigators conducted this study to appoint dietitian to arrange personalized nutrition consultation for esophageal cancer patients to improve the nutritional status of these patients.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• pathologically and CT confirmed esophageal cancer or head and neck cancer

• CCRT therapy

• ECOG performance status grade≦2

• agree to participate the trial

• over 18 years

• no pregnant

Locations
Other Locations
Taiwan
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
RECRUITING
New Taipei City
Contact Information
Primary
Chia-Hsun Hsieh
wisdom5000@gmail.com
0975366137
Backup
Hsuan-Chih Kuo
hsuanchihkuo@gmail.com
0975360665
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-08-22
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-06-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 90
Treatments
control
Under the same condition of nutritional supplements in both the experimental group and the control group,the investigators explore the changes in the quality of life and nutritional status of the subjects by evaluating with the nutrition Index (PG-SGA) and quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire Taiwan version) questionnaire evaluation and recode the basic physical data, including body weight, grip strength, body muscle fat composition.
experimental
Dietitians consult with participants which invited to be the experimental group and follow up weekly through communication software (Line) or telephone remote methods. Dietitians provide the dietary advice base on the guidance of the cancer diet principles, and give on assessment and diet adjustments.Under the same condition of nutritional supplements in both the experimental group and the control group,the investigators explore the changes in the quality of life and nutritional status of the subjects by evaluating with the nutrition Index (PG-SGA) and quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire Taiwan version) questionnaire evaluation and recode the basic physical data, including body weight, grip strength, body muscle fat composition.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov