NCT05329688

Nutrition Education Program for Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy

The Effect of Nutrition Education Program on the Nutrition Status and Life Quality of Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Using randomized control study, explore the effect of novel nutrition education program on the nutrition status and life quality of cancer patients receiving radiotherapy

Detailed description

Weight loss is common among cancer patients, and can be attributed to many causes, including mucositis, inability to ingest or absorb adequate calories because of a problem with the alimentary tract, loss of appetite, and metabolic aberrations. Unintentional weight loss may be associated with decreased quality of life (QOL) and a poorer prognosis. Furthermore, for patients who are already in a catabolic state, the increased metabolic demands associated with anticancer treatment (particularly surgery) further worsen the problem. The novel nutrition program might improve the nutrition status and QOL in cancer patients receiving radiotherapy.

Conditions

• Radiotherapy Side Effect
• Nutrition Related Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	novel nutrition program	Give nutrition health education every two weeks and regular survey and intervention. The education booklets are made based on the guideline and characteristics of the disease.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-12-01
• Primary completion: 2024-12-30
• Completion: 2025-12-30
• First posted: 2022-04-15
• Last updated: 2022-11-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan