Prevalence of Malnutrition in Oncologic Patients

NCT ID: NCT01120483

Last Updated: 2010-05-11

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 400 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2006-12-31
• Study Completion Date: 2007-06-30

Brief Summary

Malnutrition is a common phenomenon in cancer patients. Deteriorated nutritional status is associated with poor clinical outcome. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of hospital malnutrition and its impact on functionality, quality of life and mortality in cancer patients and to test the reference percentiles of phase angle values (Bosy Westphal et al JPEN 2006) as indicator of cancer cachexia and predictor of mortality.

Hypothesis:

The fifth reference percentile of the phase angle norm values is a prognostically relevant cut off value indicating cancer cachexia in terms of malnutrition, fatigue and impaired functional status, as well as predictive of 6-month mortality

Conditions

Cancer; Malnutrition

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients suffering from cancer.
• Patients who have signed a written Informed Consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with implanted pacemaker or defibrillator
• Patients with neuromuscular disease or hemiplegia.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Principal Investigators

Matthias Pirlich, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Locations

Department of Gastroenterology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte

Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany

Countries

Germany

Other Identifiers

Onco400

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id