Impact of a Low-Grain therapeutic diet on nutritional status, symptoms and quality of life in cancer patients: A Quasi-experimental study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
研究概览
简要总结
Cancer and its treatment often lead to poor nutrition, weight loss, and reduced quality of life in patients. Proper dietary support may help improve nutritional status and overall well being. Millets are nutrient rich, low glycemic grains that can be used as part of a supportive diet for cancer patients. The Mirakle low grain diet protocol is designed to meet the nutritional needs of cancer patients and is easy to digest and culturally acceptable. This study aims to evaluate the effect of a structured one month low grain diet protocol on nutritional status and quality of life in hospitalized cancer patients and to assess whether these benefits are sustained at three months after discharge. The hypothesis of the study is that the low grain diet protocol will improve nutritional status and quality of life in cancer patients, with sustained benefits observed at follow up.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 80.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •Cancer patients who are aged between 18 to 80 years and oral food intake is possible.
- •Patients who are willing and able to give informed consent.
排除标准
- •Cancer patients who are below 18 years of and oral intake is not possible.
- •Patient who are on nasogastric tube feeding or surgery involving GI tract, like gastrectomy etc.
- •Also patient who are unable to give consent in due to mental illness are excluded.
研究者
Dr Pradeep M K Nair
Mirakle Integrated Health Centre