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How nitrate intake, lack of nutrients, muscle strength, and mental function are related in cancer patients during chemotherapy: a study that tracks all of this over time

Nitrate intake, nutritional risk, muscle strength, and cognition in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a prospective cohort study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-89nqfrc
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-05-12
Start date
2023-01-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Chemotherapy

Interventions

This is a prospective observational cohort study being carried out at the Oncology and Hematology outpatient clinic of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Federal University of Pernambuco (HC-UFPE). It w
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Sponsors

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Lead Sponsor
Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (HC-UFPE)
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 59 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Female cancer patients; age between 18 and 59 years; undergoing chemotherapy; no previous oncological treatment; no use of enteral or parenteral diet

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients affected by secondary tumors; patients included in the research, but who during the chemotherapy treatment needed to use other forms of adjuvant treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to observe changes in cognition, assessed by instruments that will analyze cognitive function and the dementia picture, in addition to measuring attention, working memory, executive function and verbal learning

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to observe changes in body composition, muscle mass, through the use of Bioimpedance, Body Mass Index, Arm Circumference and Triceps Skin Fold, in addition to a decrease in the level of physical activity, measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, and in diet, measured by the 24-hour Recall and the Food Frequency Questionnaire

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)