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Effects of Chocolate Consumption in Elderly Patients With Cancer in Palliative Care

NCT04367493 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2020-04-29

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Summary

Elderly patients with advanced cancer stage constitute an important demand for palliative care, a scenario in which metabolic and nutritional status changes may be present.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of chocolate consumption for 4 continuous weeks on nutritional status, quality of life, body composition, oxidative stress and inflammatory activity of elderly cancer patients in palliative care.

Conditions

  • Nutrition Related Cancer
  • Aging

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Chocolate

25 g of chocolate by day for 4 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
83 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-04-15
Primary Completion
2019-07-30
Completion
2019-07-30

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