NCT06015087

Evaluation of the Influence of Short Term Fasting Diet on Chemotherapy-induced Toxicities in Breast Cancer Patients

Fasting Diet and Chemotherapy Toxicity

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Thessaly · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This is a clinical trial aiming to assess the effect of fasting diet on chemotherapy - induced toxicities in breast cancer patients. The study will have an intevention group and a control group. The intervention group will follow a fasting diet of 60 hours (36h prior chemotherapy and 24h after the end of chemotherary), while the control group will follow regular (standard) diet. At the meantime of the chemotherapy cycles, the intervention group will be recommended to follow the Mediterranean diet. The main questions this study is aiming to answer is whether short term fasting diet influences chemotherary - induced toxicities and if it is easy to be implemented.

Detailed description

This is a clinical trial aiming to assess the effect of fasting diet on chemotherapy - induced toxicities in breast cancer patients. The study will have an intevention group and a control group. The intervention group will follow a fasting diet for 60 hours (36h prior chemotherapy and 24h after the end of chemotherapy), while the control group will follow regular diet. At the meantime of the chemotherapy cycles, the intervention group will be recommended to follow the Mediterranean diet. The patients will be randomized in the two groups. A total of 50 patients is required. Biochemical data, anthropometric measures and grading of toxicity according to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, nutritional habits, adherence to the Mediterranean diet (implementation of MedDietScore) will be assessed prior, during and after the intervention, in both groups. Nutritional counseling will be performed by Registered Dietitian, and telephone interviews will be used to record adherence to fasting diet and Mediterranean diet. The main questions this study is aiming to answer is whether short term fasting diet influences chemotherary - induced toxicities and if it is easy to be implemented.

Conditions

• Fasting, Diet, Chemotherapy, Toxicity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	fasting diet	A total of 50 patients with breast cancer will be randomly devided in intervention and control group. Intervention group will follow a 60 hours fasting diet (36h prior and 24h after chemotherapy infusion), low in calories, mainly plant based, and the Mediterranean Diet in the meantime between chemotherapy cycles. Control group will receive only standard of care. Nutritional counseling and dietary records will be performed by registered dietitian. Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet will be estimated with MedDietScore. Grade of toxicity will be estimated by using the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events. All participants will be encourange to continue usual physical activity.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-07-01
• Primary completion: 2024-07-01
• Completion: 2024-07-01
• First posted: 2023-08-29
• Last updated: 2023-09-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Greece