Effects of additional protein consumption on weight, musculature and quality of life of cancer patients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Muscle Strength; Body Mass Index; Body Composition; E01.370.600.425; E01.370.600.115.100.125; G02.111.130

• Registration Number: RBR-7ycfcg
• Lead Sponsor: Jessika Soares

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-11-07
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of cancer of the esophagus, stomach, pancreas or biliary tract, attended at the oncology clinic of the hospital; in exclusive chemotherapy; decrease or deficit in food intake; with nutritional risk, evidence of fat loss and / or muscle mass, not receiving a protein supplement enriched with leucine or other branched-chain amino acids, not participating in any muscle strengthening program that agrees to participate voluntarily.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients without nutritional risk; presence of edema; mental disorders; cognitive or walking disability; use of pacemakers or metal parts in the body; with use of enteral therapy and / or total parenteral nutrition; absorptive dysfunctions; obstruction of digestive access and use of protein supplementation prior to study or during recruitment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight gain through increased body mass index, with statistical difference <0.05;Gain muscle mass through bioimpedance, with statistical difference <0.05

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement of the quality of life and functional capacity, by increasing the score, with statistical difference <0.05