Effectiveness of Nutritional Interventions for Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Hanoi Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gastric Cancer; Colon Cancer

Treatments: Other: Nutritional counseling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04517708

187/HĐĐĐĐHYHN

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to estimate the effects of nutritional interventions on the improvement of nutritional status and quality of life (QoL) among gastrointestinal patients in Vietnam

Full description

A quasi-experiment with intervention and control groups for pre- and post-intervention assessment was carried out at the Department of Oncology and Palliative Care - Medical University Hospital from 2016 to 2019. 60 gastrointestinal cancer patients were recruited in each group. At stage 1, we selected patients of the intervention group who met the inclusion criteria to receive nutritional counseling and diet at the hospital. At stage 2, we chose patients who were eligible but did not accept the nutritional counseling and diet at the hospital. Participants in both groups were paired together according to the following criteria: 1) Age group: <40 years old, 40-65 years old and >65 years old; 2) Gender: Male and female; 3) Types of cancer: stomach cancer and colon cancer; 4) Disease stages: stage 1-2 and stage 3-4.

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• aged 18 years old or above
• diagnosed with stomach or colon cancer;
• at the initial of receiving chemotherapy treatment;
• indicated for oral feeding;
• not having co-morbidities of chronic diseases such as kidney failure, heart failure, liver failure, diabetes;
• having ability to communicate with data collectors and both attending doctors and agreeing to involve in the study

Exclusion criteria

• treated by other methods such as radiation, endocrine, immunity;
• undergoing terminal palliative care;
• having contraindications to oral feeding/enteral nutrition

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Regarding the intervention group, patients were treated with the intervention regimen, which consisted of: * Nutritional counseling * Each patient was assigned a specific menu which were prepared by research members during the time of staying at the hospital. Before discharge, patients were instructed on preparing their diets at home with the recommended amount of energy and protein and given formula milk within two months.

Treatment:

Other: Nutritional counseling

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients had diets based on their demands