Development of a Screening Tool to Detect and Stage Cachectic Cancer Patients
In this cross-sectional study, the participants will complete 4 times a set of
questionnaires and measurements. The data that will be collected is:
age; sex; height; weight; type of tumour; classification of malignant tumours (TNM);
progression of tumour and used therapy; blood sample to analyse albumin, creatine,
hemoglobin, LDH and CRP; use of parental nutrition; dietary assessment; use of nutritional
supplements; Quality of Life by using the EORTC-QlQ; Subjective Global Assessment; presence
of Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; use of enteral or parenteral nutrition; body
composition based on a Bio Impedance Assessment; hand grip strength and mid upper arm
circumference. Based on all these data points a easy to use tool/score for a hospital
setting will be created. During the first assessment the measurements will be done in the
morning and the evening to test the reproducibility.
Observational
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Nutritional Assessment
Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment Instrument is a measure for the nutritional status of the participants. The final score of this instruments devides participants into three categories: well-nourished, moderately nourished or suspected malnourished.
4 times in 6 months
No
Ignace Vergote, PhD
Principal Investigator
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
Belgium: The Federal Public Service (FPS) Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment
S54035
NCT01533909
March 2012
June 2013
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