The effectiveness of nutrition counseling on the nutrition status of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) tumors during and after inpatient medical rehabilitation (reha)

The effectiveness of nutrition counseling on the nutrition status of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) tumors during and after inpatient medical rehabilitation (reha) - REGENERATION

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00031296

Enrollment

334

Registered

2023-02-22

Start date

2023-08-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-22

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

Conditions

C15-C26

Interventions

Group 1: study phase 1: usual care study phase 2: usual care + nutrition counseling according to German Nutrition Care Process (G-NCP) during medical rehabilitation Group 2: study phase 1: usual care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Oncology patients with GI tumors on admission to the rehabilitation clinic • One of the following tumor diagnoses: esophagus stomach colon pancreas liver • Life expectancy = 12 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • exclusive artificial nutrition

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
study phase 1: Compared to the control group (CG) 20% more patients in the intervention group (IG) achieve a stabilization/improvement of the nutrition risk status as measured by the Patient generated subjective global assessment - short form (PG-SGA SF) after completion of inpatient medical rehabilitation programms. study phase 2: Compared to the CG 30% more patients in the IG achieve stabilization /improvement of the PG-SGA SF after follow-up nutrition counseling (via telephone) for a period of 6 months.	—

Measure

Time frame

study phase 1: Compared to the control group (CG) 20% more patients in the intervention group (IG) achieve a stabilization/improvement of the nutrition risk status as measured by the Patient generated subjective global assessment - short form (PG-SGA SF) after completion of inpatient medical rehabilitation programms. study phase 2: Compared to the CG 30% more patients in the IG achieve stabilization /improvement of the PG-SGA SF after follow-up nutrition counseling (via telephone) for a period of 6 months.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
• Ability to reintegrate into the workforce (SIBAR screening < 8 in at least 10% more patients in IG) • Reduction of psychological distress (2 point reduction of the distress thermometer in IG) • Improvement of quality of life (improvement of the EQ-5D 5L index value in at least 25% of the patients in IG) • Increase in patient satisfaction with nutrition therapy during medical rehabilitation (positive assessment of nutrition therapy in 50% more patients in IG)	—

Measure

Time frame

• Ability to reintegrate into the workforce (SIBAR screening < 8 in at least 10% more patients in IG) • Reduction of psychological distress (2 point reduction of the distress thermometer in IG) • Improvement of quality of life (improvement of the EQ-5D 5L index value in at least 25% of the patients in IG) • Increase in patient satisfaction with nutrition therapy during medical rehabilitation (positive assessment of nutrition therapy in 50% more patients in IG)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactNicole Thurner

CCC München LMU

nicole.thurner@med.uni-muenchen.de+4989 4400 54944

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 27, 2026