Efficacy of EPA-enriched supplement compared with standard formula on body weight changing in malnourished head and neck cancer patients undergone surgery : A randomized study

Phase 3

• Conditions: Malnourished head and neck cancer patients undergone surgery; Malnourished; Head and Neck Cancer; Surgery

• Registration Number: TCTR20141204002
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-12-04
• Study Completion: 2016-11-24
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending (Not yet recruiting)
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

1.Patients diagnosed as Head an Neck cancer with pathological confirmation
2.Receiving surgery as a primary treatment
3.Malnutrition screening tool(MST) is 2 or more

Exclusion Criteria

1.Previously irradiated patient in the Head and Neck region
2.Previously receiving chemotherapy
3.Renal insufficiency with serum creatinine > 2.5 mg/dL
4.Liver function abnormality with total serum bilirubin > 3.0 mg/dL
5.Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ÚBody weight 1week prior intervention; 3 weeks, 1 month, 3 months post intervention kilogram

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) 1week prior intervention; 3 weeks, 1 month, 3 months post intervention percent