AI-Powered diet advice could help cancer patients eat better during treatment
NCT ID NCT07649681
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether an AI-based website that gives personalized diet tips and recipes can help cancer patients who experience taste changes during therapy. About 198 adults with certain cancers (like multiple myeloma, melanoma, or GI cancers) will either get the AI tool or a standard information flyer. The goal is to see if the AI approach improves nutrition and prevents weight loss.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-based nutrition web platform (Gustabor server) providing personalized dietary and recipe recommendations
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a practical, personalized way to help cancer patients manage taste changes, improve nutrition, and avoid treatment interruptions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-phase study (198 participants) testing a digital tool, so results may not apply to all cancer types or settings. The intervention relies on patient engagement and internet access.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 198 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 * Suffering from one of the following tumor entities: Multiple myeloma, melanoma, urogenital cancer or malignant tumor of the gastrointestinal tract * Mainly oral nutrition * Subjectively perceived tumor therapy-related taste disorder * At least two clinical presentations planned within 12 weeks with a minimum interval of three weeks * Ability to participate in nutritional intervention, including use of the online portal and implementation of recipe suggestions (e.g. resources and access to a kitchen), either independently or with third-party support (e.g. by relatives, outpatient care services). Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Taste disorder explained by other causes (e.g. existing before therapy or COVID disease) * Placement in an inpatient care facility
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Klinikum der Technischen Universität München (TUM Klinikum)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMünchen, Bavaria, 81675, Germany
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LMU Klinikum Krebszentrum - CCC MünchenLMU - Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGMünchen, Bavaria, 81377, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Augsburg
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAugsburg, Bavaria, 86156, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
RECRUITINGErlangen, Bavaria, 91054, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Regensburg
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRegensburg, Bavaria, 93053, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Würzburg
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWürzburg, Bavaria, 97080, Germany
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