Health Condition 1: null- Head and Neck Cancer Health Condition 2: C00-C14- Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nutrition intervention group: Nutrition intervention group receives nutrition counseling along with nutrition intervention of 150g of a high energy high protein food formulation daily f
Sponsors
UGCDRS II Project
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Clinician diagnosed subjects with histopathologically confirmed HNC of both the genders aged above 18years undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subjects terminally/critically ill with cancer or other co-morbidities, post-surgery patients and pregnant women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome expected is deceleration of weight loss trajectory and improvement in nutritional status and quality of life in the nutrition intervention group as compared to the control group which receives nutrition counseling alone.Timepoint: Day 0, Day 15, Day 30, Day 49 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes expected are improvement in the antioxidant status (serum) and reduction in the inflammatory markers (CRP).Timepoint: Day 0, Day 15, Day 30, Day 49 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Asna Urooj
University of Mysore
Outcome results
None listed