Cachexia and low nutritional intake are a common phenomena in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The purpose of this study is to assess prevalence of cachexia and low nutritional intake and the impact on quality of life, fatigue and mortality in patients undergoing chemotherapy. Furthermore interactions between these parameters, tumor disease and chemotherapy, respectively.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
285
Dept. of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including workspace nutrition medicine), Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany
Nutritional intake
Nutritional intake will be assessed by 24h-recall, which will be analysed with regard to macronutritients
Time frame: 1 day
Cachexia
Cachexia will be evaluated using the patient-generated Subjective Global Assessment.
Time frame: 1 day
Quality of life and fatigue
EORTC QLQ C-30 will be used to assess quality of life and additionally cancer-related fatigue will be evaluated using Brief Fatigue Inventory.
Time frame: 1 day
Mortality
Mortality will be assesses via telephone or consultation of the local death register
Time frame: 6 months
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