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Brief Title: Effect of a Nutritional Supplement on H&N Cancer Patients
Official Title: The Effect of an Enhanced Nutritional Supplement on Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Study ID: NCT00296452
Brief Summary: To determine if using a nutritionally enhanced supplement will improve mucositis in head and neck cancer patients
Detailed Description: H\&N cancer patients will be randomized to receive either a nutritionally enhanced product or standard treatment. The patients in both groups will receive nutritional counseling weekly by the RD. Anthropometric measures, available lab values, mucositis grade, and quality of life measures will be compared between groups.
Minimum Age: 30 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, United States
Hines VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, United States
Name: Sharon Foley, MS
Affiliation: Hines VA Hosptial
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: carol bier-laning, MD
Affiliation: Hines VA Hospital
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR