Poor nutritional status is common in patients with systemic immunoglobulin light-chain (AL) amyloidosis and has been associated with mortality and impaired quality of life (QoL). We investigated whether nutritional counseling is beneficial to the maintenance of nutritional status and QoL in AL outpatients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
144
Nutritional counseling consists in: personalized dietary prescription associated with regular (every 3 weeks) dietetic advise by a registered dietician. Follow-up evaluations take place also during the visits scheduled by the oncologists
General dietary advices are provided. Follow-up evaluations take place during the visits scheduled by the oncologists
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Pavia, Italy
Body weight
Change in body weight at 12 months
Time frame: 12 months
Quality of life
Change in quality of life at 12 months
Time frame: 12 months
Overall survival
Overall survival at the end of study
Time frame: 12 months
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