Can a dietician and fitbit help pancreatic cancer patients feel better during chemo?
NCT ID NCT05675059
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a program called STRONG that gives pancreatic cancer patients extra support from a dietician and a Fitbit to track their food intake. The goal is to see if patients find the program helpful and easy to stick with while they are on chemotherapy. About 80 adults with advanced pancreatic cancer will take part for 16 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Dietician consultations and Fitbit food tracking
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could provide a practical way to help pancreatic cancer patients maintain better nutrition and weight during chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It focuses on satisfaction and adherence, not on curing the cancer.
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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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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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May 2026
- 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: * 18 years of age or older * Diagnosed metastatic or newly recurrent pancreatic cancer or locally advanced pancreatic cancer * Receiving chemotherapy under the guidance of Moffitt * Able to speak and read English * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Documented or observable psychiatric or neurological disorder that would interfere with study participation (e.g., psychosis, active substance abuse). * Undergoing concurrent treatment for a second primary GI cancer * ECOG status of 2 or greater * Use of parenteral or enteral nutrition * Presence of malignant ascites
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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