Malnutrition in cancer patients continues after surgery and worsens the patient's overall health and quality of life. Previous studies reported edible insects in patients' diets increased postoperative muscle mass and weight gain. Therefore, by using nutritionally excellent mealworms for a long time, it is proved that nutritional status and survival rate are improved, leading to development of various products of edible insects.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
168
10g , 3 times a day , po, 2 months
grain powder, 10g ,3times one day,2months
Gangnam Severance Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
RECRUITINGImprovement of Body mass index
Improvement of Nutrition index ( Body cell mass, Soft lean mass, Fat free mass, Fat mass)
Time frame: Changes from baseline nutition index at Preoperative 1 day, Postoperative 14 days (one week after take mealworms), Postoperative 2 months( two months after take mealworms)
Improvement of Body weight change
weight in kilograms, height in meters, BMI in kg/m\^2
Time frame: Changes from baseline Body weight at Preoperative 1 day, Postoperative 14 days (one week after take mealworms), Postoperative 2 months( two months after take mealworms)
Improvement of Immune Function Index
Improvement of Immune parameters(T cell, INF-r, TNF-a, NK cell, IL-1, IL-2)
Time frame: Changes from baseline nutition index at Preoperative 1 day, Postoperative 14 days (one week after take mealworms), Postoperative 2 months( two months after take mealworms)
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