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Nutritional Supplementation in Head and Neck Cancers

NCT05379712 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 81

Last updated 2025-03-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether multimodal nutrition therapy (primary nutrition intervention + adjuvant nutrition therapy) will support patients to optimize their total caloric intake during cancer treatment by measuring the difference in mean cumulative energy intake between the intervention and control group over the duration of cancer treatment.

Conditions

  • Malnourishment
  • Nutritional Deficiency
  • Undernutrition

Interventions

OTHER

Resource® Support Plus

Nestlé Resource Support Plus® is a high energy- and protein-density Medical Food enriched with omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. This is a nutritionally complete formula, in an easy to swallow, palatable, concentrated low volume, available in 2 flavours optimized for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation in taste tests. It provides in a 125 mL serving: 250 kcal, 11.5 g protein and 0.95g of omega-3 fatty acid (eicosapentaenoic acid, EPA).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • AHS Cancer Control Alberta

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vickie Baracos · Cross Cancer Institute, Alberta Health Services

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-10-25
Primary Completion
2026-10-31
Completion
2026-10-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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