Chemotherapy induced mucositis enteral nutrition parenteral nutrition stem cell transplantation
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Adult patients above the age of 18 able to undergo an autologous SCT with HDM or BEAM. - Able and willing to give written informed consent. - Treatment and follow-up at the Radboudumc during the first 6 months after SCT. - Adequate knowledge of the Dutch language. - No severe malnutrition; defined as a BMI >18 and/or a serum albumin > 20 g/L. - No pre-existing bowel diseases e.g. short bowel syndrome, Crohn¡¦s disease, or celiac disease. - Able to follow the standard infectious protocol. - Ability to place a naso-jejunal tube. - Agrees not to use pre- and pro-biotics.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: •Creatinine level > 150 µmol/l, creatinine clearance < 60 ml/min. • Admission on the hematology department on Wednesday because of tube placement during the weekend.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| i. Nutritional status determined by change in body-weight. ii. The severity of GI mucositis as determined by citrulline levels and the Nijmegen Nursing Mucositis Scoring System, NNMSS (APPENDIX B). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| i. The Quality-of-Life using the EORTC QLQ-C30 version 3.0 (APPENDIX C) and the VAS-score (APPENDIX D). ii. Body mass index (BMI) and mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC). iii. Incidence of infectious complications and bactaeremia. iv. Inflammatory response as determined by the presence of fever, and elevated levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-8. v. Engraftment and time to engraftment. vi. Percentage of calculated optimal quantity of tube feeding which is actually given to the patient. vii. Liver toxicity scores according to the NCI-CTCAE version 4.0. viii. Length of hospital stay | — |
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