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NCT Number: NCT00696553

Nutrition and Resistance Training in Head and Neck Cancer

To test the effects of nutrition versus nutrition with resistance exercise on muscle mass loss, fatigue and outcomes of concurrent chemo radiation.

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Key information

Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site

Age range

21 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Stage 3 or 4 HNC

Exclusion criteria

  • Previous Cancer

Treatment and study plan

Tailored Nutrition Intervention

Other

Provision of individualized nutrition counseling and nutrition support using oral liquid nutrition supplements and/or liquid enteral supplements

Nutrition plus Exercise

Behavioral

Nutrition plus Exercise

Primary outcomes

  1. muscle mass loss

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. fatigue

    Time frame: 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Vanderbilt University

Other

Collaborators

  • Lance Armstrong Foundation
  • Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)

Registry information

Official study title

Randomized Trial of Specialized Nutrition Therapy (SNT) Versus SNT Plus Resistance Training (RT) in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Concurrent Chemo-Radiation Therapy (CCR)

Acronym: ELAF

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Jun 12, 2008
Registry last updated
Jul 27, 2011

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