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Administrative data

NCT number NCT05488184
Other study ID # HULP 5254
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date June 26, 2019
Est. completion date June 30, 2020

Study information

Verified date September 2019
Source Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Nutritional therapy is key to helping cancer patients get the nutrients they need to maintain body weight, strength, tissue and organ integrity, and face likely infections. Some cancer treatments work best when the patient is well nourished and has enough calories and macronutrients from food. According to the latest consensus, the first step in nutritional intervention is nutritional recommendations or dietary advice. These recommendations must be realized if the patient is capable of ingesting at least 75% of the nutritional requirements that correspond to them and, if there is no approach to an upcoming risk therapy. As long as the oral route is not damaged, in dietary advice this should always be the first option. Increasingly, laboratories specialized in nutritional products prepare and improve the composition of supplements. They are complete, specific and perfect to meet the dietary needs of patients who require it. But, to fulfill their function, they have to be ingested by people and for that they have to have good organoleptic characteristics, a very important nuance that is sometimes not taken into account in the manufacture of these products. It is the object of Adventia Pharma, S.L. develop new Oral Nutritional Supplements specific for cancer patients and that meet optimal organoleptic characteristics. For this reason, a pilot study will be carried out that will evaluate different sensory and organoleptic aspects of the prototypes of supplements developed by the company to determine the consumer's reaction to the products developed and subsequently be able to select the one with the greatest acceptance.


Description:

In cancer patients there is great difficulty in maintaining and/or improving their nutritional status if early nutritional support or surveillance measures are not taken, which can prevent progressive deterioration. The act of eating in a traditional way influences the perception of normality or illness in patients. Nutrition not only represents an essential parameter in the development of cancer, but it can also be a fundamental factor in its treatment. In the case of cancer, both the disease and the treatment have a direct impact on nutrition and generate bodily changes that gradually appear as a consequence of them. Cancer produces a direct decrease in intake, due to the disease, the metabolic alteration induced by the tumor, the physiological changes produced, the effects of cancer treatment and the presence of symptoms (depression, anorexia, vomiting, diarrhoea, pain , etc.); mechanically interfering with the normal transit of the digestive tube, or indirectly through the secretion of substances that act on peripheral receptors or on the hypothalamus. The patient may therefore be faced with a tumor cachexia syndrome characterized by weight loss, reduced fat and muscle mass, anorexia with reduced intake, early satiety, hypoalbuminemia, anemia, and progressive weakness, among others. others. This malnutrition aggravates the problem of immunosuppression that the patient already has due to his cancer, and has a great impact on functional capacity, with an increase in complications, the rate of infections, decreases tolerance to cancer treatment, the patient's quality of life and thus their chances of survival. Oral nutritional support consists of the administration of nutrients and other necessary adjuvant therapeutic substances, with the purpose of improving or maintaining the nutritional status of a patient. This support is indicated for patients who are in different clinical situations such as limitation of intake, swallowing, transit, digestion, absorption and/or metabolism of nutrients, or who have special energy and/or nutrient requirements that cannot be covered with natural food. Therefore, the main objectives of nutritional supplementation in cancer patients are the following: - Prevent or correct nutritional deficiencies. - Minimize the side effects of anti-neoplastic treatment. - Improve tolerance to anti-neoplastic treatment. - Improve Life Quality. - Help achieve optimal body weight. - Educate the patient/family about special nutritional needs. In conclusion, the choice of a nutritional supplement if it is indicated for a specific nutritional treatment should be based on its composition, its physical characteristics (taste, smell, texture...) and the underlying disease. It should also be adjusted as far as possible to the patient's tastes. There are different types of formulas, some designed with specific nutrients for certain diseases, disorders or conditions (oncology, pressure ulcers, constipation, diarrhea, etc.) and others that are intended for patients without specific needs. Increasingly, laboratories specialized in nutritional products prepare and improve the composition of supplements. They are complete, specific and perfect to meet the dietary needs of patients who require it. But, to fulfill their function, they have to be ingested by people and for that they have to have good organoleptic characteristics, a very important nuance that is sometimes not taken into account in the manufacture of these products. For this reason, a randomized, cross-sectional and double-blind pilot study was performed to evaluate different organoleptic properties of 5 oral nutritional prototype of supplements. The investigators included 30 patients. Each volunteer tasted the 5 different prototypes the same day in a different order.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 30
Est. completion date June 30, 2020
Est. primary completion date December 19, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Men and women from 18 years old. - Patients diagnosed with cancer (any type) and who have started or are going to start with chemo and/or radiotherapy treatment with or without surgery. - Adequate cultural level and understanding - Agree to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: - Subjects with severe infection or major surgery in the previous three months. - Subjects with an infectious process at the time of the study. - Subjects with insulin dependent diabetes. - Subjects with dementia, mental illness or decreased cognitive function. - Pregnant or breastfeeding women. - Subjects with body mass index = 40kg/m2. - Subjects who rejects oral nutritional supplements.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
Flavoured Oral Nutritional Supplement (ONS)
Sensory analysis of different ONS of sweet (pineapple, tropical, brownie) and acid flavoured (tomato, ham)

Locations

Country Name City State
Spain Bricia Lopez Plaza Madrid

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz Adventia Pharma, S.L.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Color of the experimental ONS It will be evaluated through an Organoleptic Hedonic Scale that will measure 5 levels, to which a score will be associated: I dislike it a lot (1 point); I dislike it moderately (2 points); I neither like nor dislike (3 points); I like it moderately (4 points); I like it a lot (5 points). The minimum score of the questionnaire is 6 points, while the maximum is 30. Day 1
Primary Taste of the experimental ONS It will be evaluated through an Organoleptic Hedonic Scale that will measure 5 levels, to which a score will be associated: I dislike it a lot (1 point); I dislike it moderately (2 points); I neither like nor dislike (3 points); I like it moderately (4 points); I like it a lot (5 points). The minimum score of the questionnaire is 6 points, while the maximum is 30. Day 1
Primary Flavor of the experimental ONS It will be evaluated through an Organoleptic Hedonic Scale that will measure 5 levels, to which a score will be associated: I dislike it a lot (1 point); I dislike it moderately (2 points); I neither like nor dislike (3 points); I like it moderately (4 points); I like it a lot (5 points). The minimum score of the questionnaire is 6 points, while the maximum is 30. Day 1
Primary Aftertaste of the experimental ONS It will be evaluated through an Organoleptic Hedonic Scale that will measure 5 levels, to which a score will be associated: I dislike it a lot (1 point); I dislike it moderately (2 points); I neither like nor dislike (3 points); I like it moderately (4 points); I like it a lot (5 points). The minimum score of the questionnaire is 6 points, while the maximum is 30. Day 1
Primary Texture of the experimental ONS It will be evaluated through an Organoleptic Hedonic Scale that will measure 5 levels, to which a score will be associated: I dislike it a lot (1 point); I dislike it moderately (2 points); I neither like nor dislike (3 points); I like it moderately (4 points); I like it a lot (5 points). The minimum score of the questionnaire is 6 points, while the maximum is 30. Day 1
Primary Thickness of the experimental ONS It will be evaluated through an Organoleptic Hedonic Scale that will measure 5 levels, to which a score will be associated: I dislike it a lot (1 point); I dislike it moderately (2 points); I neither like nor dislike (3 points); I like it moderately (4 points); I like it a lot (5 points). The minimum score of the questionnaire is 6 points, while the maximum is 30. Day 1
Secondary Weight (kg) It is measured using a digital scale for clinical use (capacity 0-150 kg), with the person positioned with their back to the viewer, without shoes, wearing a minimum of warm clothing (pants and t-shirt), heels together, looking forward and posture straight body. Day 1
Secondary Waist circumference (cm) The subject assumes a position with arms crossed at the chest. The perimeter is taken at the narrowest level, between the lower costal margin (10th rib) and the iliac crest. The anthropometrist stands in front of the subject, who has his arms slightly abducted, to allow the waist to run around the abdomen. Values greater than 80 centimeters (women) and 94 centimeters (men) are considered a risk for cardiovascular diseases. Day 1
Secondary Body Mass Index (kg/m2) It is the relationship between the individual's body weight (kg) and height (m) squared: Weight/Height2. Values greater than 24,9 kg/m2 are considered as overweight Day 1
Secondary 24 hour food record questionnaire Questionnaire to find out the nutritional and dietary habits of each participant. The volunteer will write down all the food and drinks ingested in the previous day of clinical visit (24 hours). The answers will allow calculating the total amount of food consumed and calories ingested. In addition, the data will be evaluated quantitatively and qualitatively, classifying the diet in terms of diversity and balance following the recommendations of the Spanish Society of Community Nutrition (SENC 2016). Day 1
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