Prospective analysis of the nutritional status of chemoradiotherapy patients
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Malnutritional status in Chemo-radiotherpeutic patientsDiet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disordersCancer - Any cancer
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12613000976785
- Lead Sponsor
- Royal Darwin Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
18 years or over undergoing curative intent chemo-radiotherapy at Alan Walker Cancer Care Centre (AWCCC)
Able to speak basic English or have an interpreter present
Able to provide consent
Exclusion Criteria
Pregnant or breast feeding women
Non-English speaking background where interpreter not available
Change to single modality treatment (i.e. change from chemo-radiotherapy to chemotherapy or radiotherapy alone) or change to treatment intent (i.e. change from curative intent to palliative intent)
Violent or aggressive patients to maintain the safety of investigators
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Identification of the malnutrition prevalence at AWCCC amongst chemo-radiotherapy patients. It would be assessed using a validated malnutrition assessment tool, the Patient Generated-Subjective Global Assessment. <br><br>[July 2013 - July 2014<br>]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To contribute new knowledge in the area of oncology nutrition as no published data currently exists for NT hospitals and hospitals with a large proportion of Indigenous people in the demographic<br>[August 2014 - Dec 2015]