Assessment of the palatability of elemental nutritional supplements compared to non-elemental supplements in people with pelvic cancers and people without cancer, and whether this changes following treatment with radiotherapy
Completed
- Conditions
- Pelvic (gynaecological, urological or rectal) cancersCancerPelvic
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN35391431
- Lead Sponsor
- Imperial College London (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Patients about to embark on a course of radical pelvic radiotherapy for pelvic malignancy
Exclusion Criteria
1. Unwilling or unable to give informed consent to participate in the study
2. A clinical condition precluding oral feeding (e.g. dysphagia, bowel obstruction)
3. Unable to tolerate milk
4. Controls with a previous history of pelvic malignancy or currently receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Taste assessed by visual analogue scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration