Status:
COMPLETED
Enteral Nutrition Support in Children and Adolescents With Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e a Crianca com Cancer
Conditions:
Malnutrition
Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
1+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Tumor and its therapy have adverse effects on the nutritional status of cancer patients, leading to nutritional support. The aim was to study enteral nutrition indications, as w...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Were chemotherapy, age above one year and malnutrition
- A z-score of weight for height (zW/H) \< -1.0 to -2.0 in children26 and ≥ 5th to \< 15th of body mass index (BMI) in adolescents 27 were considered as mild malnutrition
- A zW/H \< -2.0 in children and \< 5th of BMI in adolescents as severe, respectively.28 In adults, the World Health Organization (WHO)29 cut-off values were applied: \< 18.5 mild and \< 17 severe malnutrition.
Exclusion
- Were corticosteroid or hormonal therapy
- Swallowing abnormalities
- Parenteral or tube feeding therapy
- Palliative care and presence of non cancer-related diseases.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
June 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01426750
Start Date
June 1 2002
End Date
June 1 2006
Last Update
August 31 2011
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