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 ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome: Reducing number of complications [ Time Frame: 30 days after surgery ]
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