Clinical Trial: Nutritional Supplementation in Patients With no Signs of Malnutrition

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: The Effect of Nutritional Supplementation in Cancer Patients With no Clinical Signs of Malnutrition

Brief Summary: The aim of the study was to assess the effect of nutritional supplementation on nutritional status and postoperational complications in cancer patients with no clinical signs of malnutrition

Detailed Summary: In previous psychological studies our team found high level psychological stress in over 60% of cancer patients. This may cause numerous problems including anorexia, which together with biological disturbances can initiate cancer related catabolism even when it can not yet be seen. In this study we want to answer the question if oral nutritional supplementation can help the patient overcome the catabolism in its initial phase and improve nutritional status, which would result in reduced number of postoperational complications
Sponsor: MedSource Polska

Current Primary Outcome: Improvement of nutritional status [ Time Frame: After 14 days ]

The aim of the study was to assess if nutritional supplementation improves nutritional status of patients with no clinical signs of malnutrition. Nutritional status improvement will be assessed by change in anthropometric (body weight (kg)) and laboratory (albumin, total protein, transferrin level, total lymphocyte count) parameters.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Reducing number of complications [ Time Frame: 30 days after surgery ]

To assess if improvement of nutritional status is connected with reduced number of postoperative complications.


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: MedSource Polska

Dates:
Date Received: July 4, 2013
Date Started: April 2011
Date Completion:
Last Updated: July 9, 2013
Last Verified: July 2013