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Prevalence of Cachexia in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

NCT01939340 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 285

Last updated 2013-09-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Cachexia and low nutritional intake are a common phenomena in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The purpose of this study is to assess prevalence of cachexia and low nutritional intake and the impact on quality of life, fatigue and mortality in patients undergoing chemotherapy. Furthermore interactions between these parameters, tumor disease and chemotherapy, respectively.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Charite University, Berlin, Germany

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jörg-Dieter Schulzke, Prof. Dr. · Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2013-05-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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