Hematological Disease, Delayed Gastric Emptying, Malignant Disease
Conditions
Keywords
liquid diet, solid diet
Brief summary
The study investigates the effect of liquid food on the intake of energy and protein compared to solid food. One group will receive dietary counselling in fulfilling their need for energy and protein from liquid food and the other group from solid food.
Detailed description
The study investigates the effect of liquid food on the intake of energy and protein compared to solid food. One group will receive dietary counselling in fulfilling their need for energy and protein from liquid food and the other group from solid food. Both groups need to register their dietary intake in a period of 14 days and will be weighed three times during the intervention. At the end of the intervention they need to fill out a questionnaire.
Interventions
OTHERdietary counselling
the participants will receive dietary counselling in fulfilling their need of energy and protein according to the group they are randomized to (either solid or liquid food).
Sponsors
Jens Rikardt Andersen
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients with leukemia, lymphoma or other malignant hematological disease * adults * be able to talk and understand danish * be able to eat both solid and liquid food
Exclusion criteria
* not able to cooperate * need for total tube or parenteral nutrition * need for dialysis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Intake of energy and protein | 14 days | assessed by dietary records from both groups |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amount of infections | 14 days | infection, e.g. fever, diarrhoea will be assessed from the medical record |
| Need for tube feeding and parenteral nutrition | 14 days | will be assessed from the medical record |
| patient satisfaction as well as perception of own nutritional status | 14 days | will be assessed from a questionnaire filled out by the patient after completing the intervention |
| Weightloss change in percent from baseline | 14 days | calculated by comparing baseline weight with the weight after 14 days |
| Dose of cytostatics | 14 days | will be assessed from the medical records |
| unplanned hospital stay | 14 days | will be assessed from the medical record |
| patients compliance of following the nutritional guidelines in the liquid group | 14 days | calculating the amount of energy from liquid food compared to the total energy intake using the dietary records |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed