Nutrition and Pharmacological Algorithm for Oncology Patients Study
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2021-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Loss of appetite is a common symptom of patients with cancer and can cause distress which
impacts patients and caregivers. Patients diagnosed with head/neck, lung or pancreatic cancer
will be recruited for this study to decrease the suffering and distress associated with
eating during cancer treatment and improve the quality of life of patients by implementing an
algorithm utilizing nutrition intervention and appetite stimulants.