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The Effectiveness of the Neutropenic Diet in Pediatric Oncology Patients

NCT00726934 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 149

Last updated 2017-02-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if FDA approved food safety guidelines are equivalent to a low bacterial diet (the neutropenic diet) with respect to the acquisition of infections during neutropenia in a sample of pediatric cancer patients.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Food Safety Guidelines

Participants will be randomized to the food safety guidelines will receive information and recommendations regarding Food Shopping, Food Storage, Food Preparation, Safe Cooking, and Safe Serving of Food.

OTHER

Neutropenic Diet

The Neutropenic Diet Guideline includes all information contained in the FDA Food Safety Guidelines with the addition of the following recommendations: 1. Avoid raw vegetables and fruit (Oranges and bananas are okay.) 2. Avoid take-out foods and fast foods and fountain drinks. 3. Avoid aged cheese (blue, Roquefort, Brie). 4. Cook all produce to well done. Eggs must be hard-boiled. 5. Avoid deli meats. 6. No raw nuts, nuts roasted in shell, or freshly ground nut butters from a health food store. 7. No well water 8. No yogurt

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Indiana University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Karen Moody, MD, MS · Indiana University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Year
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-09-30
Primary Completion
2017-01-31
Completion
2017-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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