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Efficacy of medicinal plant based nutritional formulation as an adjuvant in gastrointestinal cancer therapy

Efficacy of medicinal plant based nutritional formulation as an adjuvant in gastrointestinal cancer therapy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/11/022160
Enrollment
20
Registered
2019-11-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C15-C26- Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs

Interventions

Intervention1: Nutrition Intervention Study: Nutrition intervention of a high energy high protein food formulation enriched with Annona reticulata aqueous leaves extract, developed for gastrointestina

Sponsors

UGC DRS II project
Lead Sponsor
UGC BSR fellowship
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Clinician diagnosed subjects with histopathologically confirmed Gastrointestinal cancer of both the genders aged above 18years undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects with terminal illness or other serious co-morbidities, pregnant women and the vulnerable group.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Alleviation of NIS (PG-SGA tool) and improvement in nutritional status (PG-SGA tool) and quality of life (EORTC tool).Timepoint: Baseline, 4th week and 8th week

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction in the inflammatory markers (CRP) and improvement in the antioxidant status (Serum) is expected.Timepoint: Baseline, 4th week and 8th week

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactLohith MS

University of Mysore

asnaurooj@foodsci.uni-mysore.ac.in9448489334

Outcome results

None listed

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