Malnutrition and low muscle mass (sarcopenia) are common problems in patients with cancer. However, a low muscle mass is associated with negative clinical outcomes in patients with cancer. Therefore, it is very important to maintain muscle mass in this population. This study aims to investigate the effect of an oral nutritional supplement on skeletal muscle mass during anti-cancer treatment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
118
NA (see intervention name)
UCC
Cork, Ireland
RECRUITINGChange in cross-sectional skeletal muscle mass area on the third vertebral level (L3) [cm2]
between baseline and after 12 weeks of intervention as measured with a CT scan, between the two interventions
Time frame: 12 weeks
Change in health-related quality of life as measured with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30 global health score)
between baseline and end of study \[score\], between the two interventions.
Time frame: ~13 weeks
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