Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Insulin Treatment in Cancer Cachexia
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Trial Identification
Brief Title: Insulin Treatment in Cancer Cachexia
Official Title: Insulin Treatment in Cancer Cachexia: Effects on Survival, Metabolism and Physical Functioning. A Randomized Prospective Study.
Study ID: NCT00329615
Conditions
Interventions
Study Description
Brief Summary: The study is designed to evaluate whether daily insulin treatment to weight losing cancer patients attenuates progression of cancer cachexia and improves metabolism.
Detailed Description: Randomized study with long-term follow-up based on survival, health related quality of life, food intake, resting energy expenditure, body composition, exercise capacity and measurement of metabolic efficiency.
Eligibility
Minimum Age: 25 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Locations
Department of Surgery, Inst of Clinical Sciences, Göteborg, , Sweden
Contact Details
Name: Kent G Lundholm, MD
Affiliation: Department of Surgery, Göteborg University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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