Study of Early Nutritional Supplementation and Exercise in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma and upper GI cancer patients

Study of Early Nutritional Supplementation and Exercise in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma and upper GI cancer patients - SENSE-HNSCC, SENSE-GI

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00032370

Enrollment

Registered

2024-01-26

Start date

2025-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

C15 C02.1 C02.2 C02.3 C02.4 C02.8 C09.0 C09.1 C09.8 C32.0 C32.1

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention arm: Dietary supplements in the form of high calorie drinks independent of nutritional status and a home exercise program: - Shrugs with water bottles daily - squats into a chair

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Able to perform exercises - Able to comply with study documentation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Patients at risk of injury when complying with the exercise regime - Patients with poorly managed diabetes - Patients unable to give written consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
- Change in body composition at the followup three months after conclusion therapy - Change in bodily fitness at the followup three months after conclusion therapy	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Prevalence of delayed discharge and radiation delays - Quality of life differences - Changes in laboratory parameters - Changes in transcriptome and metabolome - Differences in immune modulation - Changes in movement data	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMarkus Blaurock

Universitätsmedizin Greifswald

markus.blaurock@med.uni-greifswald.de03834866236

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026