Can diet affect body composition and leukemia outcomes in kids?
NCT ID NCT03974893
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study looks at how diet and body fat versus muscle (sarcopenic obesity) affect treatment and recovery in Indian children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Researchers will track 115 children's food intake and body composition using DEXA scans. The goal is to understand if nutritional status at diagnosis influences cancer treatment success and overall health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors understand how diet and body fat versus muscle affect leukemia treatment and recovery in children.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to direct changes in care, and results may not apply to other populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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115 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2019
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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.
Who is studied
100 eligible children aged 5 - 15 years old will be recruited at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, India. Any children with deteriorating health or not being able to perform diet and exercise routines are ineligible. Children getting therapy outside Tata are not eligible.
- Ages
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5 to 15 years
- 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: * Newly diagnosed with ALL * Able to consume ≥ 80% of dietary requirements enterally * Adequate performance status (Lansky score ≥70) * Receiving standard treatment for ALL on or as per the Indian Childhood Collaborative Leukemia Group's protocol (ICiCLe). Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal of consent * Relapsed ALL * Down's syndrome; (Other congenital anomalies too) * Therapy initiated elsewhere
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tata Memorial Hospital
Mumbai, India
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