Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Parenteral Nutrition Support for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
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Trial Identification
Brief Title: Parenteral Nutrition Support for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
Official Title: Parenteral Nutrition Support for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer. A Phase II Study.
Study ID: NCT00919659
Interventions
Study Description
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether the additional nutrition support is improving the nutritional status of patients suffering cancer caxechia or not.
Detailed Description: To examine the impact of additional parenteral nutrition (APN) we prospective evaluated 32 pts suffering APC and progressive cachexia. This assay is based on a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) as a proven tool for nutritional investigation in patients with chronic disease. Phase angle, determined by BIA, has been found to be a prognostic indicator in several chronic and malignant conditions, such as HIV, liver cirrhosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease lung cancer and pancreatic cancer.
Eligibility
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Locations
Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Charité, Berlin, , Germany
Contact Details
Name: helmut oettle, MD
Affiliation: CONKO-Studiengruppe
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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