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Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2014

Intensive nutritional counseling improves PG-SGA scores and nutritional symptoms during and after radiotherapy in Korean cancer patients.

Mi Hyang Um, Mi Youn Choi, Song Mi Lee, Ik Jae Lee, Chang Geol Lee, Yoo Kyoung Park

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Body weight change in a medical supplement group in patients with early breast cancer during chemotherapy: a randomized, controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  7. Nutritional education and counseling program for adult cancer patients during radiotherapy: a cluster-randomized clinical trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  16. The role of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) and biochemical markers in predicting anemia patients with cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mi Hyang UmDepartment of Medical Nutrition, Graduate School of East-West Medical Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 446-791, South Korea, judy-abbott@hanmail.net.
Mi Youn Choi
Song Mi Lee
Ik Jae Lee
Chang Geol Lee
Yoo Kyoung Park
Kyung Hee University · KRYonsei University · KRKyung Hee University Medical Center · KRSeverance Hospital · KR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study was conducted for the nutritional assessment of cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy (RT) and to investigate the changes in nutrition status, oral intake, morbidity and quality of life (QOL) in cancer patients after intensive nutrition counseling.

methodsEighty-seven cancer patients were randomized to either a nutrition counseling group (n = 44, age 58.0 ± 2.2 years) or a control group (n = 43, 62.0 ± 1.8 years). Nutrition counseling accompanied RT, and the subjects received at least three sessions of individualized dietary counseling over the duration of RT. Assessment parameters were nutritional intake (24-h recall method), nutritional status Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA), QOL and blood parameters including albumin. All parameters were measured at baseline, at the end of RT, and 1 month after the termination of RT.

resultsBody weight, body mass index (BMI), and energy and protein intake for the intervention and control groups did not differ significantly between baseline and the end of RT. However, at 1 month follow-up, protein intake was significantly decreased in the control group (p < 0.05). Blood albumin, total protein (TP), total lymphocyte count (TLC) were not different between the two groups. According to PG-SGA stage, at 1 month follow-up, patients in the intervention group showed increased number of patients with stage A status (well nourished). In addition, insomnia and nausea was significantly improved in the intervention group assessed by QOL.

conclusionWe suggest that repetitive and intensive nutritional counseling is necessary to improve QOL and to prevent deterioration of nutritional status in cancer patients receiving RT.

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Nutrition AssessmentCounselingFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsNutritional StatusPalliative CareQuality of LifeRepublic of Korea

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PMID24906838
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