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Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Nutritional Support in Gastrointestinal Cancer

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllMaimónides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdo…
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Sarcopenia is a frequent complication in patients with cancer and chronic diseases, it is characterized by decreased muscle strength and fatigue due to reduced skeletal muscle mass, which is accompanied by atrophy and decreased quality of muscle tissue. In all cases, it negatively impacts treatment tolerance, clinical outcomes and survival, in consequence, quality of life of these patients decreases while morbidity, mortality and costs increase. In this context, appropriate nutritional screening and early nutrition support are extremely recommended, to this aim, in some cases, oral nutritional supplements (ONS) are necessary; ONS could have a standard formula or be enriched with specific nutrients (arginine, glutamine, branched chain amino acids, n-3 fatty acids, and nucleotides), which can modulate the activity of the immune system and provide an additional benefit beyond the nutritiona

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * \- Patients with Gastrointestinal tumor undergoing systemic treatment (chemo-radio-immuno therapy or their combination) * Body weight loss \>5% in the previous three months or \>10% in the previous six months * Both sexes * Age between 18-85 y-old. Exclusion Criteria: * Life expectancy \< 2 weeks * MDRD \< 15 mL/min * End-stage liver disease * Any musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and/or neurological disorders that could affect exercising.
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What it tests

  • omega-3
  • Standard
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Where

1 site
IMIBIC
Córdoba, Spain
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