Nutritional and metabolic disease
Conditions
Interventions
A total of 29 patients were recruited for the study, divided into two groups, one group called intervention (GI) and the other group called standard (GP). The sample was randomly separated as follows:
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Sponsors
Sheila Cristina Pootz
Universidade de Caxias do Sul
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of head and neck or esophageal cancer; individual does not have another catabolic disease such as HIV or cirrhosis; both genders; age between 18 and 100 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Age under 18 years; carrier of another catabolic disease such as cirrhosis or HIV; tumor located in different region of head and neck or esophagus.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcome 1: Patients in the intervention group with daily nutritional counseling had lower weight loss during radiotherapy treatment compared to patients in the standard group with weekly nutritional counseling. The average weight loss in the intervention group was 1.89 Kg, compared to the average weight loss in the standard group which was 9.92 Kg.;Expected Outcome 2: Less interference of adverse symptoms on the nutritional status of patients in the intervention group compared to the standard group.;Outcome 2: Patients in the intervention group had less interference of adverse symptoms in treatment compared to patients in the standard group. This parameter was assessed by applying the Global Self-Produced Subjective Assessment, which showed 41.7% of patients in the intervention group categorized into A (good nutritional status), compared to 23% of patients in the standard group categorized into A, when end of the radiotherapy treatment.;Expected Outcome 3: Better adequacy of caloric intake required during radiotherapy treatment in the intervention group compared to the standard group.;Outcome 3: In the intervention group, with daily nutritional counseling, more than 40% of patients met caloric needs within 5 weeks of treatment. In the standard group, 30% of patients achieved caloric needs during 1 week of treatment. Thus, patients in the intervention group had greater adequacy of caloric intake during radiotherapy treatment compared to patients in the standard group.;Expected Outcome 1: Lower weight loss in intervention group patients who will receive daily nutritional counseling during radiotherapy treatment compared to standard group patients who will receive weekly nutritional counseling during treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected Outcome 1: Reduction in the number of pauses in radiotherapy treatment in the intervention group compared to the standard group.;Outcome 1: Fewer pauses during radiotherapy treatment in patients in the intervention group compared to patients in the standard group. In the intervention group 33% of patients needed pause compared to the standard group where 70% of patients needed pause. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactSheila Pootz
Universidade de Caxias do Sul
Outcome results
None listed