Effects of Short-term Fasting on Tolerance to Chemotherapy

NCT01304251 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 13

Last updated 2016-01-12

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of short-term fasting on tolerance to adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Short-term fasting

Short-term fasting, i.e. 24 hours before and 24 hours after administration of chemotherapy

OTHER

Healthy nutrition

Eating according to the current guidelines for healthy nutrition as from 24 hours before until 24 hours after the beginning of administration of chemotherapy. Dietary instructions will be given by a dietician and actual food intake will be recorded in a journal.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Leiden University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hanno Pijl, MD PhD · Leiden University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-04-30
Completion
2015-01-31

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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