This study will find out if a meal replacement of this type is satisfying and tolerable for men with prostate cancer. Participants will receive meal replacements of TalityTM as their expected sole source of nutrition for 4 weeks. The purpose of the study is to test whether TalityTM Synthetic Meal Replacements are suitable to be used in larger studies of patients with prostate or other types of cancer.
Primary Objective: Determine the appeal/tolerability/palatability of a diet consisting solely of TalityTM synthetic meal replacement in participants with prostate cancer Secondary Objective: Evaluate the effect of TalityTM on safety parameters including laboratory tests, nutritional status and adverse effects
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
16
Synthetic meal replacements, delivered in many varieties of 400 kCal packets, Manufacturer: Filtricine, Inc.
Stanford University
Stanford, California, United States
Proportion of Completers
The proportion of participants who complete the 4 week study using TalityTM as their sole source of nutrition at a high level of adherence (75% of days, 21+ days out of the 28 day study).
Time frame: 4 weeks
Change in weight from baseline
Change in weight will be measured from baseline.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Change in amino acid levels
Change in amino acid levels as compared to baseline will be measured. The following amino acids will be analyzed a-Aminoadipic Acid, a-Aminobutyric Acid, Alanine, Arginine, Asparagine, Aspartic Acid, b-Alanine, b-Aminoisobutyric Acid, Citrulline, Cystathionine, Cystine, Ethanolamine, Glutamic Acid, Glutamine, Glycine, Histidine, Homocystine, Hydroxyproline, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Ornithine, Phenylalanine, Proline, Sarcosine, Serine, Taurine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Tyrosine, Valine. It will be measured in micro-moles per Liter.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Change in Prostate Specific Antigen
Change from baseline in the serum level of prostate specific antigen (PSA).
Time frame: 4 weeks
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