Efficacy of nutrition therapy on treating esophageal cancer patients
Phase 3
Recruiting
- Conditions
- esophagus cancer.Malignant neoplasm of esophagus
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016112931161N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
All patients 18 years old and more referred to Reza Radiation Oncology Center which esophageal cancer is proven pathologically and agree to participate and fill the consent, will be enrolled.
Patients who are end stage (who have metastasis, trachea, mediastinal main vessels or vertebra involvement), receive palliative care, history of other cancers, esophageal surgery, concurrent disabling diseases such as CHF, CRF, COPD, Liver failure, AIDS or active rheumatic diseases and also subjects who cannot fill the questionnaires will not be enrolled.
patients who do not desire to continue cooperation in study will be excluded.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method utritional Status. Timepoint: before radiotherapy, after radiotherapy, 4 to 6 weeks after radiotherapy. Method of measurement: PG-SGA tool (questionnaire).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient weight. Timepoint: Before radiotherapy, after radiotherapy, 4 to 6 weeks after radiotherapy. Method of measurement: weight scale.