NCT01152879

Home Parenteral Nutrition in Cancer Patients

An Evaluation of Quality of Life Outcomes in Cancer Patients Receiving Home Parenteral

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Southwestern Regional Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is being done to examine the effect of Parenteral (intravenous) nutrition support in the home setting on quality of life in cancer patients. In addition, this study is being done to examine the effect of home parenteral nutrition on the use of pain and anti-nausea medication.

Detailed description

This is a prospective descriptive non-randomized clinical study to examine quality of life outcomes and use of pain and anti-emetic therapy for patients receiving HPN support. The EORTC QLQ-C30 will be used to evaluate quality of life. All subjects will be monitored monthly throughout the course of treatment for a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 1 year.

Conditions

• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Home Parenteral Nutrition	Cancer Patients who are discharged on HPN will be monitored for quality of life, nutrition status, pain and nausea medication usage

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-05-01
• Primary completion: 2013-05-01
• Completion: 2013-06-01
• First posted: 2010-06-29
• Last updated: 2014-02-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States