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Malnutrition in esophagus cancer

Prevalence and predictors of malnutrition in patients with esophageal cancer- a single centre prospective study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2015/12/006451
Enrollment
1400
Registered
2015-12-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- All patients of pretreatment carcinoma esophagus

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Tata Memorial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Biopsy proven cases of esophageal cancer irrespective of their site (upper, middle or lower), histology (squamous or adenocarcinoma) or stage

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous treatment for esophageal cancer in any form, i.e., surgery, radiation or chemotherapy. 2. No histological diagnosis 3. Benign esophageal disease

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Concordance between the SGA, MUST and the MNA scoring systems. 2.To estimate the sensitivity and specificity of the MUST and MNA scales as compared to the SGA. 3.To study the predictors for malnutrition among patients with esophageal cancer. 4.Temporal trends in nutrition status on treatment (longitudinal changes over time while on treatment and after completion of treatment) 5. Correlation between the nutritional status with the complications while on treatmentTimepoint: 2 years

Primary

MeasureTime frame
prevalence of malnutrition at diagnosis in patients with esophageal cancerTimepoint: 2 years

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Prachi Patil

Tata Memorial Hosptial

prachipatil@gmail.com9821099898

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026