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Clinical Trials/TCTR20220323003
TCTR20220323003
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uclear Nutrition Techniques and Clinical Outcomes for Childhood Cancer in Malaysia: A Prospective Study

ATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA0 sites181 target enrollmentMarch 23, 2022

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Anthropometry, body composition, dietary intake, physical activity, energy expenditure, quality of life and clinical outcomes in paediatric cancer patients undergoing treatment and after treatment
Sponsor
ATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA
Enrollment
181
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 23, 2022
End Date
January 25, 2027
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
ATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Part I study will recruit a total of 61 paediatric leukaemia survivor from previous patients who participated in a doctoral thesis project conducted from the year 2009 to 2011 (Tan et al. 2013a; Tan et al. 2013b) as well as paediatric leukaemia survivors not involved in the doctoral study, who were previously diagnosed with ALL or AML at Hospital Tunku Azizah (HTA), Hospital Kuala Lumpur during childhood or adolescence and will have their follow\-up visits.
  • Part II study will recruit new patients who are diagnosed with paediatric cancer aged 2\.00 to 15\.99 years and survive more than 3 months post\-diagnosis and have sufficient general condition (Lansky score with at least 50 for patients aged below 16 years) (Lansky et al. 1987\).
  • References:
  • Tan, S. Y., Poh, B. K., Chong, H. X., Ismail, M. N., Rahman, J., Zarina, A. L., Juraida, A. R. E., Tahir, A., Ruzita, A. T. and Roslee, R. 2013a. Physical activity of pediatric patients with acute leukemia undergoing induction or consolidation chemotherapy. Leukemia Research 37(1\): 14\-20\.
  • Tan, S., Poh, B. K., Nadrah, M., Jannah, N., Rahman, J. and Ismail, M. 2013b. Nutritional status and dietary intake of children with acute leukemia during induction or consolidation chemotherapy. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics 26: 23\-33\.
  • Lansky, S. B., List, M. A., Lansky, L. L., Ritter\-Sterr, C. and Miller, D. R. 1987\. The measurement of performance in childhood cancer patients. Cancer 60(7\): 1651\-1656\.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patients who require a transplant of bone marrow
  • 2\. Concurrent illness, such as diabetes, HIV, TB, hormonal problems, and thyroid disease
  • 3\. Children with Down syndrome, neurological developmental disabilities before diagnosis that caused patients cannot cooperate in this study
  • 4\. Experiencing any form of fever or sepsis

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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