Elemental Nutrition in Gastrointestinal symptom management during pelvic radiotherapy (enigma)
Completed
- Conditions
- Pelvic cancersCancerMalignant neoplasm of other or ill-defined sites
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN08312234
- Lead Sponsor
- Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2005 Update - Department of Health (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 102
Inclusion Criteria
102 RMH patients, with a diagnosis of gynaecological or urological malignancy.
Will be undergoing a course of radical or adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy to a curative dose (including patients undergoing concomitant chemotherapy).
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with condition precluding oral nutrition
2. Patients undergoing conformal radiotherapy or intra-cavity brachytherapy
3. Patients with clotting disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess bowel toxicity using IBDQ and to assess whether there are differences in the score in patients in their intervention arm and the control.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration