Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Oral Nutritional Supplements on Body Weight Loss of Patients With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Lead Sponsor:

Jinsheng Hong

Collaborating Sponsors:

Fujian Cancer Hospital

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

Conditions:

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Nutritional Support

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Concurrent chemoradiotherapy(CCRT) is the principal treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC). Studies have shown that malnutrition is very common in patients with NPC after chemoradiotherapy. Malnu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Newly histologic diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma;
  • All genders, range from 18-70 years old;
  • Clinical stage II-IVa according to the 8th edition of the Union for International Cancer Control/American Joint Committee on Cancer (UICC/AJCC) staging system;
  • Patient-Generated Subjective Nutrition Assessment (PG-SGA) score ≤8;
  • Main organ functions test should be satisfied the following conditions: (1) Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5×10\^9/L; (2) Platelet (PLT) ≥80×10\^9/L; (3) Hemoglobin (Hb) ≥90 g/L; (4) Bilirubin \< 1.5 times the upper limit of normal value (ULN), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \< 2.5 times the upper limit of normal value; (5) Creatinine \< 1.5 times the upper limit of normal value or creatinine clearance rate \>60 ml/min.

Exclusion

  • Patients whose energy intake is less than 60% of the target energy requirement for 3 days or more;
  • Have or are suffering from other malignant tumors;
  • Refuse concurrent chemoradiotherapy;
  • With diabetics, galactosemia, or sever metabolic diseases or endocrine diseases;
  • Cannot take oral or enteral nutrition, including intestinal obstruction, severe short bowel syndrome or high output fistula, or with severe digestive system diseases;
  • Known allergic reaction to any component of Abbott®Ensure, or severe allergic constitution;
  • Pregnant or lactating women;
  • With previous or ongoing clinical trials;
  • Refuse to sign inform consent form.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 19 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 15 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

236 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04823468

Start Date

July 19 2021

End Date

May 15 2025

Last Update

June 10 2025

Active Locations (13)

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Fujian Medical University Union Hospital

Fuzhou, Fujian, China, 350001

2

First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University

Fuzhou, Fujian, China, 350005

3

Fujian Cancer Hospital

Fuzhou, Fujian, China, 350014

4

900th hospital of the joint logistics team, PLA

Fuzhou, Fujian, China, 350025