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Prevalence of Malnutrition in Oncologic Patients

NCT01120483 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2010-05-11

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Summary

Malnutrition is a common phenomenon in cancer patients. Deteriorated nutritional status is associated with poor clinical outcome. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of hospital malnutrition and its impact on functionality, quality of life and mortality in cancer patients and to test the reference percentiles of phase angle values (Bosy Westphal et al JPEN 2006) as indicator of cancer cachexia and predictor of mortality.

Hypothesis:

The fifth reference percentile of the phase angle norm values is a prognostically relevant cut off value indicating cancer cachexia in terms of malnutrition, fatigue and impaired functional status, as well as predictive of 6-month mortality

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Charite University, Berlin, Germany

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matthias Pirlich, MD · Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-12-31
Primary Completion
2007-06-30
Completion
2007-06-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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