Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT00296452
Effect of a Nutritional Supplement on H&N Cancer Patients
The Effect of an Enhanced Nutritional Supplement on Head and Neck Cancer Patients
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 40 (planned)
- Sponsor
- Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital · Federal
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 30 Years – 80 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
To determine if using a nutritionally enhanced supplement will improve mucositis in head and neck cancer patients
Detailed description
H\&N cancer patients will be randomized to receive either a nutritionally enhanced product or standard treatment. The patients in both groups will receive nutritional counseling weekly by the RD. Anthropometric measures, available lab values, mucositis grade, and quality of life measures will be compared between groups.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | behavior |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-02-01
- Completion
- 2006-02-01
- First posted
- 2006-02-27
- Last updated
- 2006-02-27
Locations
2 sites across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00296452. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.