Status:

UNKNOWN

Can Fasting Decrease the Side Effects of Chemotherapy?

Lead Sponsor:

Sutter Health

Conditions:

Chemotherapy Effect

Chemotherapeutic Toxicity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a prospective randomized crossover trial. Patients will be randomized to the FMD or regular diet during three rounds of chemotherapy. After the third round, patients will cross over to the opp...

Detailed Description

Randomization and blinding: Subjects will be allocated to sequence 1 (normal diet first, FMD second) or sequence 2 (FMD first, normal diet second) using a computer generated randomization scheme. The...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 years of age and older
  • English speaking
  • Patients undergoing chemotherapy with Taxol/carboplatin planned for at least 6 cycles
  • Willing to comply with diet and tests
  • No significant medical problem that would make fasting dangerous (insulin dependent diabetes, history of hypoglycemia)

Exclusion

  • Insulin dependent diabetes
  • Pregnancy
  • History of hypoglycemia, or any other medical condition that the treating physician considers not suitable for fasting

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

39 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04027478

Start Date

September 1 2019

End Date

February 1 2021

Last Update

July 22 2019

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Sutter Cancer Center

Sacramento, California, United States, 95816