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New Food Solutions for Cancer Patients

NCT04302792 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 88

Last updated 2021-06-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The ONCOFOOD project aims to design and develop new innovative food solutions for cancer patients, taking into account not only their nutritional requirements but also their sensory changes, promoting eating pleasure and preventing malnutrition. Research involving cancer patients but also their families and health care professionals is a key element of this approach to ensure the success of the developed products for the target group.

Conditions

  • Cancer Patients
  • Taste Disorders
  • Food Selection

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Texture-modified foods for cancer patients (Stage 2)

Participants (cancer patients that require texture-modified foods) will be expected to evaluate a maximum of three meals over a 2-weeks period.

BEHAVIORAL

Taste-optimised foods for cancer patients (Stage 3)

Participants (cancer patients with taste \& smell alterations) will be expected to evaluate three foods at home over a period of one month.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • AZTI Spain

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Maspex Poland

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Natural Machines Spain

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Warsaw

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Reading

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stella Lignou, PhD · University of Reading

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-06-09
Primary Completion
2020-12-31
Completion
2020-12-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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