Randomized Trial:the Effect of Liquid Food on the Intake of Energy and Protein in Malignant Hematologic Patients

Jens Rikardt Andersen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Malignant Disease; Delayed Gastric Emptying; Hematological Disease

Treatments: Other: dietary counselling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02447237

H-4-2014-113

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study investigates the effect of liquid food on the intake of energy and protein compared to solid food. One group will receive dietary counselling in fulfilling their need for energy and protein from liquid food and the other group from solid food.

Full description

The study investigates the effect of liquid food on the intake of energy and protein compared to solid food. One group will receive dietary counselling in fulfilling their need for energy and protein from liquid food and the other group from solid food. Both groups need to register their dietary intake in a period of 14 days and will be weighed three times during the intervention. At the end of the intervention they need to fill out a questionnaire.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with leukemia, lymphoma or other malignant hematological disease
• adults
• be able to talk and understand danish
• be able to eat both solid and liquid food

Exclusion criteria

• not able to cooperate
• need for total tube or parenteral nutrition
• need for dialysis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

liquid food

Experimental group

Description:

dietary counselling in fulfilling need of protein and energy through liquid food

Treatment:

Other: dietary counselling

solid food

Other group

Description:

dietary counselling in fulfilling need of protein and energy through solid food

Treatment:

Other: dietary counselling