Diet and comfort counseling may boost cancer Patients' Well-Being
NCT ID NCT06971263
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving cancer patients personalized advice on nutrition and palliative care can improve their quality of life, daily functioning, and nutritional health. About 215 adults receiving standard cancer treatment in Bangladesh will be randomly assigned to get this counseling or usual care. Researchers will track changes over two months using questionnaires and health measures.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dietary and palliative care consultation
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that simple counseling on diet and palliative care helps cancer patients feel better and maintain strength during treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study in one country, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is just counseling, not a new drug, so benefits may be modest.
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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 215 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Cancer Patients under standard treatment, Willing to participate, Who can eat orally, and Health indicators are measurable. Exclusion Criteria: * Cancer Patients under no standard treatment, Not willing to participate, Who cannot eat orally, Health indicators are not measurable, and Death.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH)
RECRUITINGChittagong, Chattogram, 4203, Bangladesh
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Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSavar Upazila, Dhaka Division, 1342, Bangladesh
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Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH)
RECRUITINGMymensingh, Mymensingh, 2200, Bangladesh
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