Nutritional Supplementation in Head and Neck Cancers
A Randomized Open Label Trial of Multimodal Oral Nutritional Supplementation Versus Standard Care, to Prevent / Attenuate Malnutrition in Patients with Cancers of the Head and Neck Receiving (chemo)-radiotherapy Treatment.
AHS Cancer Control Alberta
81 participants
Oct 25, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
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.
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Interventions
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).
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NCT05379712