New algorithm aims to boost nutrition and quality of life for cancer patients
NCT ID NCT05825469
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to create a nutrition algorithm called NACHO that suggests foods and recipes tailored to cancer patients' needs. Researchers will work with dietitians, clinicians, and patient advisors to develop the tool, then test it with 130 patients who are undergoing or have completed cancer treatment. The goal is to improve nutritional status and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nutrition Algorithm for Cancer Health Outcomes (NACHO) Program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could create a personalized nutrition tool to help cancer patients eat better and feel better during and after treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on developing and testing the tool, not on proving it improves health. The algorithm may not work for everyone or may need further refinement.
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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 130 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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 for Dietitians/Oncology clinicians - Have worked with at least 3 patients at the study site who had nutritional challenges Inclusion Criteria for Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) participants * Current member of adult PFAC * \> 18 years old Inclusion Criteria for Patient participants * \> 18 years old * Able to speak and read English * Completed primary treatment (aim 2b) or actively undergoing treatment (aim 2b and aim 3, exploratory) * Access to a device (e.g., computer, tablet, smartphone) through which they can receive and engage with a REDCap link Exclusion Criteria for Patient Participants • Provider does not recommend
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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