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Nutrition Childhood Cancer Survivors

Conditions
Childhood Cancer
Nutrition Disorders
Registration Number
NCT05481229
Lead Sponsor
Masaryk University
Brief Summary

NUTRITION CCS is a cross-sectional, descriptive study to assess the relationship between body composition and demographic, socioeconomic status, treatment modalities and blood samples of survivors who were in remission. The study was conducted in the Clinic for childhood cancer survivors. The clinic is attended by patients older than 18 years and was built in 2016 at the St. Anne's Hospital in Brno.

Detailed Description

NUTRITION CCS is a cross-sectional, descriptive study to assess the relationship between body composition and demographic, socioeconomic status, treatment modalities and blood samples of survivors who were in remission.

Objectives of the study

1. to determine the prevalence (incidence) of nutritional disorders, especially obesity and metabolic syndrome, in cured paediatric cancer patients in adulthood;

2. to investigate the role of adipokines in the development of cardiometabolic complications in this group of patients; 3. to determine whether targeted dietary and lifestyle interventions can lead to improvements in nutritional status and subjectively perceived quality of life of treated paediatric cancer patients in adulthood and objectively assessed cardiometabolic risk

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients after treatment from childhood and adolescent cancers.
  • The subject is male or female, aged 18 - 64 years
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with acute cancer therapy
  • Pregnant women

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Define the relationship between the levels of adipokines and cardiometabolic diseases.through study completion, an average of 1 year

Define the relationship between the levels of selected adipokines and the risk of selected chronic diseases, specifically cardiometabolic diseases.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Determine the prevalence of hight body fat and decreased skeletal muscle.through study completion, an average of 1 year

Determine the number of patients with a high body fat percentage. In these patients, monitor the responses of selected adipokine levels to targeted nutritional intervention leading to fat mass reduction.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Masaryk University

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Brno, Czechia

St. Anne Hospital in Brno

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Brno, Czechia

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