Remote nutrition support boosts quality of life for advanced cancer patients
NCT ID NCT06332664
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a team of nutrition experts working remotely with doctors could improve the health and well-being of 158 people with stage IV cancer undergoing chemotherapy. The goal was to prevent weight loss, muscle loss, and poor nutrition, which are common but often overlooked. Participants received personalized nutrition plans and regular check-ins to see if this approach helped them maintain strength and quality of life.
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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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158 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. The patients should be at the range of 18-80 years old, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) 0-1. 2. The patients should be diagnosed, untreated stage IV cancer patients requiring chemotherapy; 3. The patients should have good cognitive and reading abilities to complete questionnaires; 4. The patients should have ≥3 months expected survival period Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with neurological or psychiatric disorders affecting cognitive function, including central nervous system metastases from tumors; 2. Patients with severe diseases affecting digestion, metabolism, or food intake; 3. Presence of contraindications to chemotherapy; 4. Patients in a cachectic state or refractory cachexia; 5. Patients with PG-SGA score ≥9 points
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West China Hospital, Sichuan Universit
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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