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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

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALbehavior

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.