Influence of Dietary and Palliative Care Consultation on the Quality of Life (Qol), Performance Status, and Nutritional Status of Cancer Patients in Bangladesh

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (3) locations...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Cancer patients are more likely to have malnutrition, which has been associated with poorer quality of life, higher morbidity, mortality rates, and impaired efficacy and tolerance to therapy. Malnutrition is thought to afflict the cancer patients, with weight loss and varied degrees of asthenia being the main symptoms. In fact, malnutrition can increase the risk of surgical complications such as anastomosis dehiscence, poor wound healing, morbidity, and mortality. Quality of Life is among the most important health issues for cancer patients. Patients view it as a specific and complex type of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) that considers their social, economic, psychological, and physical activities. The quality of life for cancer patients is often lower than for the general population. Despite the fact that several studies in the Western population have suggested a relationship between nutritional status and quality of life (QoL). There aren't many reliable, in-depth studies on the effectiveness of nutritional testing and early malnutrition therapy, as well as to look at the nutritional health and quality of life of cancer patients in Bangladesh. Therefore, the aim of this study is to outline the Influence of Dietary and Palliative Care Consultation on the Quality of Life (Qol), Performance Status, and Nutritional Status of Cancer Patients in Bangladesh. To conduct this randomized control trial (RCT), data will be collected through 3 observations: baseline survey with two follow-up surveys on the following months from the selected cohorts of cancer patients who will be receiving cancer treatments. There will be two groups of cohort, one will be given nutrition and palliative care counselling will be given as intervention during each observation and another group will be without consultancy. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire version 3.0 (EORTC-QLQ C30), The Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment PG-SGA) to estimate nutritional status, and The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group's (ECOG) scale to determine the performance status (PS) will be used as instruments to collect data.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Cancer Patients under standard treatment, Willing to participate, Who can eat orally, and Health indicators are measurable.

Locations
Other Locations
Bangladesh
Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH)
RECRUITING
Chittagong
Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH)
RECRUITING
Mymensingh
Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Savar Upazila
Contact Information
Primary
Syed Billal Hossain, MPH
sbh.raaj@gmail.com
+8801792564446
Backup
Mahfuza Mubarak, PhD
mahfuza@juniv.edu
+8801311334033
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-06-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-09
Participants
Target number of participants: 215
Treatments
Active_comparator: Cancer patients with both face-to face nutrition and palliative care counselling
Recruited cancer patients will be given both nutrition and palliative care counselling during face-to face surveys.
Active_comparator: Cancer patients with face-to face nutrition counselling
Recruited cancer patients will be given nutrition counselling on healthy diet during face-to face surveys.
No_intervention: Cancer patients without any consultation or intervention
Recruited cancer patients will not be given any nutrition and palliative care counselling or interventions during face-to face surveys.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Jahangirnagar University
Collaborators: Bangladesh University Grants Commission (UGC)

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov