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Metabolic Response to Food in Lung Cancer

Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Registration Number
NCT05937074
Lead Sponsor
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Brief Summary

This goal of this study is to describe how unintentional weight loss influences fasting and post-prandial metabolic flexibility in participants with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
12
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age greater than or equal to 18 years
  • Diagnosis of non-small-cell lung cancer
  • Reported weight stability or loss after cancer diagnosis
  • Body mass index less than or equal to 35 kilograms per meter squared
  • Ability to provide written informed consent
  • Willing and able to comply with all scheduled visits, treatment plans, lab tests, and other study procedure
  • Allow the collection and storage of biospecimens and data for future use
Exclusion Criteria
  • Prior diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (type 1 or type 2)
  • Currently pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Contraindication to consuming the liquid mixed meal
  • Any medications affecting gastric motility
  • Any other condition that, in the investigator's opinion, would preclude participation or successful compliance with the protocol

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Respiratory quotientDifference between pre- to post-prandial conditions over four hours

The respiratory quotient will be measured by indirect calorimetry before and after consumption of a liquid mixed meal

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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