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Study designed to develop a tool to assess whether food needs in child cancer patients are met by validating it, through comparing with the standardized (established) tool to calculated Recommended Dietary Allowance in children and with standard (established) tool, WHO formula for diet pla

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: C00-D49- NeoplasmsHealth Condition 2: E43- Unspecified severe protein-caloriemalnutrition
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/04/024662
Lead Sponsor
Tata Memorial Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria

1. Children diagnosed with cancer in the group 2- 10 years of age.

2. Patients on active curative intent treatment; less than one year from diagnosis.

3. Patients with no side effects like mucositis, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patient with severe malnutrition.

2. Patients on enteral tube feeds or parenteral mode of nutrition.

3. Not consenting to study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To develop and validate modified dietary assessment toolsTimepoint: 1. 24 hour dietary recall <br/ ><br>2. Food frequency questionnaire
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ot ApplicableTimepoint: Not Applicable
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