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Study designed to develop a tool to assess whether food needs in child cancer patients are met by validating it, through comparing with the standardized (established) tool to calculated Recommended Dietary Allowance in children and with standard (established) tool, WHO formula for diet plan

DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING DIETARY ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/04/024662
Enrollment
200
Registered
2020-04-16
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: C00-D49- Neoplasms Health Condition 2: E43- Unspecified severe protein-caloriemalnutrition

Interventions

Intervention1: Not Applicable: Not Applicable Control Intervention1: 1. Data of patients validated by 24 hours dietary recall 2. Data of the patients validated by food frequency questionnaire: Data o

Sponsors

Tata Memorial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children diagnosed with cancer in the group 2- 10 years of age. 2. Patients on active curative intent treatment; less than one year from diagnosis. 3. Patients with no side effects like mucositis, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient with severe malnutrition. 2. Patients on enteral tube feeds or parenteral mode of nutrition. 3. Not consenting to study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To develop and validate modified dietary assessment toolsTimepoint: 1. 24 hour dietary recall 2. Food frequency questionnaire—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not ApplicableTimepoint: Not Applicable—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMs Krisha Savla

Tata Memorial Hospital

maya.prasad@gmail.com9819379113

Outcome results

None listed

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