Malnutrition Screening and Dietary Intervention to Improve Nutrition Outcomes in Patients With Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8 Clinical Trial

Official title:

Malnutrition Screening and Nutrition Optimization to Improve Outcomes in Patients With Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06090916
• Other study ID #: 22-000208
• Secondary ID: NCI-2023-01097
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 17, 2023
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: October 2023
• Source: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This clinical trial compares the effect of malnutrition screening and dietary intervention to standard nutrition care on patients with pancreatic cancer that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). Fewer than 20% of patients diagnosed with unresectable pancreatic cancer do not survive one year after diagnosis so treatment often focuses on improving quality of life. Many patients experience increasing pain, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, weight loss and weakness. Behavioral interventions use techniques to help patients change the way they react to environmental triggers that may cause a negative reaction. Screening for inadequate nutrition (malnutrition) and providing weekly nutritional support may be effective methods to improve nutritional status and improve overall quality of life for patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer.

Description:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To compare the quality of life of subjects after 12 weeks between the intervention group with nutrition optimization with dietary prescription and nutrition support in comparison to standard care.

II. To compare the frequency of hospitalization and length of stay (LOS) after 12 weeks between the intervention group with nutrition optimization with dietary prescription and nutrition support in comparison to standard care.

III. To compare the subject's functional status, body weight and dietary intake after 12 weeks between the intervention group with nutrition optimization with dietary prescription and nutrition support in comparison to standard care.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Patients receive standard nutrition care and record dietary intake and physical activity using Myfitness Pal smartphone application on study.

ARM II: Patients undergo malnutrition screening with a registered dietician at baseline and participate in 12 weekly nutrition support sessions and those at moderate to high risk for malnutrition receive a personalized diet prescription on study. Patients also record dietary intake and physical activity using Myfitness Pal smartphone application on study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: March 31, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma, receiving either 1) no chemotherapy, 2) 1st cycle of chemotherapy, or 3) greater than 1 cycle of chemotherapy if the patient's prognosis is greater than 6 months as determined by oncology collaborators

• Life expectancy of greater than 3 months and a Karnofsky performance score of 60 or more

• Adults >= 18 years old male or female

Exclusion Criteria:

• Ascites requiring paracentesis for symptom improvement

• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) values greater than 5 times the upper limit of normal

• Creatinine value greater than 2.0 for men and 1.5 for women

• Uncontrolled pain

• Uncontrolled nausea and vomiting

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Malnutrition
• Pancreatic Neoplasms
• Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8
• Unresectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Intervention

Other:
• Best Practice
Receive standard nutrition care
• Dietary Intervention
Participate in weekly support sessions with diet prescription
• Medical Chart Review
Ancillary studies
• Medical Device Usage and Evaluation
Record dietary and physical activity using MyFitnessPal smartphone app
• Nutritional Assessment
Undergo malnutrition screening
• Questionnaire Administration
Ancillary studies

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center	Los Angeles	California

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center	Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Quality of life	Measured using short form 36. A two-sample t-test comparing changes from baseline in each of the outcomes between study arms used to estimate power	After 12 weeks
Primary	Frequency of hospitalizations	Hospitalization defined as any stay in the hospital > 24 hours. A two-sample t-test comparing changes from baseline in each of the outcomes between study arms used to estimate power	After 12 weeks
Primary	Length of hospital stay	Length of stay determined by the number of days of hospitalization including the date of admission and not including the day of discharge from the hospital. A two-sample t-test comparing changes from baseline in each of the outcomes between study arms used to estimate power	After 12 weeks
Primary	Functional status using Karnofsky performance score	All activity recorded using MyfitnessPal. A two-sample t-test comparing changes from baseline in each of the outcomes between study arms used to estimate power	After 12 weeks
Primary	Percent change in body weight	Collected from patient medical record. A two-sample t-test comparing changes from baseline in each of the outcomes between study arms used to estimate power	Baseline to after 12 weeks
Primary	Average daily steps	Daily steps recorded using MyfitnessPal. A two-sample t-test comparing changes from baseline in each of the outcomes between study arms used to estimate power	After 12 weeks
Primary	Calorie intake from Myfitness Pal	Food intake collected every 4 weeks and uploaded into patients medical record via patient portal. A two-sample t-test comparing changes from baseline in each of the outcomes between study arms used to estimate power	After 12 weeks