New app aims to fight malnutrition in cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07307404
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a smartphone app designed to help cancer patients manage their nutrition. Researchers will enroll 84 people with cancer who are at risk for nutritional problems. Participants will use the app to track their diet and receive guidance from nutritionists, with the goal of preventing weight loss and improving overall health.
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Study facts
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- 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 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
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- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 80 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Pathologically confirmed malignant tumor; * PG-SGA score of 4-9 points; * Age: ≥18 years, with an expected survival time of more than 1 year; * Possesses adequate cognitive and reading abilities to complete questionnaires and use the APP. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of neurological or psychiatric disorders affecting cognitive function, including central nervous system metastasis of tumors; * Suffering from conditions severely impacting digestion, metabolism, or food intake; * Patients in the cachexia stage or refractory cachexia phase.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West China hospital
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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