Nutrition Support to Improve Outcomes in Patients With Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

NCT ID: NCT02681601

Last Updated: 2022-08-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

2 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-07-19

Study Completion Date

2021-10-01

Brief Summary

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There are few well-designed studies evaluating the effect of nutrition support in patients with cancer cachexia. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of dietary prescription with and without nutrition supplementation in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer on body weight, body composition, total calorie intake, quality of life and blood inflammatory markers.

Detailed Description

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A total of 60 subjects will be recruited from The University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Hirshberg Pancreatic Cancer Center, print and/or radio advertisements, UCLA campus wide e-mail, and flyers posted on campus and in the community. Participants will be pre-screened over the telephone to determine eligibility. Eligible subjects will be asked to come to the Center for Human Nutrition for a Screening Visit.

At screening, informed consent and authorization will be reviewed and signed a medical history will be obtained. The subjects will be screened by medical history/physical exam, a fasting blood sample will be collected for a comprehensive metabolic panel, a complete blood count, chemistry and liver function tests.

Day 1 will be the first study day. Subjects will come to the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition in the fasting state and remain for approximately \~1 hour. The food intake record will be collected and entered into the Automated Self- Administered Food Recall (NIH ASA24). The vital signs, anthropometric assessments will be measured and quality of life questionnaire will be completed.

A fasting blood sample (20 ml) will be collected for metabolic panel and inflammatory markers. A 6-minute walk will be done at the research center.

Subjects will be evaluated by a registered dietitian and randomized to diet prescription (55% carbohydrate, 30% fat and 15% protein) vs. the same diet prescription including three servings of supplement powder and fish oil. The research dietitian will develop meal plans based on basal metabolic rate and physical activity. Subjects will be provided a pedometer to wear daily. Any subject in either group who develops symptoms of pancreatic insufficiency will be provided with pancreatic enzyme supplementation.

Day 28, 56, 84 and 112 will be follow-up visits. The same procedures will be performed as on day 1. Subjects will come to the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition in the fasting state and remain for approximately \~1 hour.

Conditions

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Cancer of Pancreas

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Diet + Nutrawell Powder with Fish Oil

Subjects will be evaluated by a registered dietitian with a diet prescription (55% carbohydrate, 30% fat and 15% protein) including Nutrawell powder with fish oil.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Nutrawell Powder

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

The NutraWell nutrition powder will be provided by and distributed from New Health Nutraceuticals (Irvine, California - USA). Nutrawell is manufactured New Health Enterprises, Inc. The supplement sample will be stored at room temperature in the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition research unit.

OmegaRich Contains high concentration and high purity of natural omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: Eicosapenatenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from deep water fish.

Enriched with natural vitamin E: d- tocopherol Triglyceride form (TG-form) of the raw fish oil ingredients. Each fish oil capsule contains 55% EPA and DHA with 330 mg EPA and 220 mg DHA.

OmegaRich fish oil supplement

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

OmegaRich is manufactured New Health Enterprises, Inc. The supplement sample will be stored at room temperature in the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition research unit.

OmegaRich Contains: high concentration and high purity of natural omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: Eicosapenatenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from deep water fish.

Enriched with natural vitamin E: d- tocopherol Triglyceride form (TG-form) of the raw fish oil ingredients. Each fish oil capsule contains 55% EPA and DHA with 330 mg EPA and 220 mg DHA.

Dietary Intervention Only

Subjects will be evaluated by a registered dietitian with a diet prescription (55% carbohydrate, 30% fat and 15% protein) not including servings of Nutrawell powder with fish oil.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Diet Only

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects will be evaluated by a registered dietitian and randomized to diet prescription (55% carbohydrate, 30% fat and 15% protein)

Interventions

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Nutrawell Powder

The NutraWell nutrition powder will be provided by and distributed from New Health Nutraceuticals (Irvine, California - USA). Nutrawell is manufactured New Health Enterprises, Inc. The supplement sample will be stored at room temperature in the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition research unit.

OmegaRich Contains high concentration and high purity of natural omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: Eicosapenatenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from deep water fish.

Enriched with natural vitamin E: d- tocopherol Triglyceride form (TG-form) of the raw fish oil ingredients. Each fish oil capsule contains 55% EPA and DHA with 330 mg EPA and 220 mg DHA.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Diet Only

Subjects will be evaluated by a registered dietitian and randomized to diet prescription (55% carbohydrate, 30% fat and 15% protein)

Intervention Type OTHER

OmegaRich fish oil supplement

OmegaRich is manufactured New Health Enterprises, Inc. The supplement sample will be stored at room temperature in the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition research unit.

OmegaRich Contains: high concentration and high purity of natural omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: Eicosapenatenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from deep water fish.

Enriched with natural vitamin E: d- tocopherol Triglyceride form (TG-form) of the raw fish oil ingredients. Each fish oil capsule contains 55% EPA and DHA with 330 mg EPA and 220 mg DHA.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma
* Weight loss of greater than 5% in the previous 6 months
* Life expectancy of greater than 3 months and a Karnofsky performance score of 60 or more.
* Non-smokers

Exclusion Criteria

* Chemotherapy other than gemcitabine
* Radiotherapy, or surgical treatment in the previous month
* Consumption of dietary supplements or medications such as steroids that could affect metabolism.
* Presence of ascites
* Liver function test \> 2 standard deviation of upper limit
* Chronic or acute renal insufficiency
* Severe anemia with hemoglobin\<10
* Uncontrolled pain
* Uncontrolled nausea and vomiting
* Participation in a therapeutic research study within 30 days of baseline
* Diet restrictions including vegetarianism and veganism
* Allergy or intolerance to fish and/or fish oil
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Do Well Laboratories Inc.

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, Los Angeles

Locations

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UCLA Department of Medicine Center for Human Nutrition

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Other Identifiers

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15-001926

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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