NCT04627376

Multimodal Program for Cancer Related Cachexia Prevention

Effectiveness of a Multimodal Education and Support Program for the Prevention of Cancer Related Cachexia for Patients and Their Family Caregiver

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cyprus University of Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a multifactorial education and support program for the prevention of cancer-related cachexia syndrome, for patients and their family caregivers during anti-cancer treatment.

Detailed description

After being informed about the study and the need to nominate a family caregiver, all patients and their family caregiver giving written informed consent, they will undergo a 12-weeks multimodal program. Randomly they will divided into two groups (intervention and control). This 12-weeks multimodal program includes 4 meetings (with cancer nurse and clinical dietician). In this 4 meetings (about 30 minutes) they will have blood tests (CRP, Albumin levels), body composition measurements, questionnaires, education on their diet and symptom management.

Conditions

• Neoplasms
• Cancer
• Cachexia
• Malnutrition
• Educational Problems

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Multimodal education and support program for cancer related cachexia prevention	12-weeks multimodal program includes: 4 meetings (with cancer nurse and clinical dietician). In this 4 meetings (about 30 minutes) they will have blood tests (CRP, Albumin levels), body composition measurements, questionnaires, education on their diet and symptom management related to anti cancer treatment.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-09-24
• Primary completion: 2023-02-01
• Completion: 2026-06-01
• First posted: 2020-11-13
• Last updated: 2022-09-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Cyprus