Trial reportMedicine2017
A multidisciplinary team approach for nutritional interventions conducted by specialist nurses in patients with advanced colorectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy: A clinical trial.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nutritional Counseling During Chemotherapy Treatment: A Systematic Review of Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Pooled it
- Nutrition as prevention for improved cancer health outcomes: a systematic literature review.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2023Pooled it
- Colorectal cancer patients' outcome in correlation with dietary and nutritional status: a systematic review.Annals of medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease-related malnutrition in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of TiaoPi AnChang decoction to reduce CAPOX-Induced adverse reactions in Chinese patients with colorectal cancer: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Trial
- Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Improves Postoperative Nutrition and Promotes Early Recovery of Gastrointestinal Function in Patients with Colorectal Cancer.Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening · 2025Trial
- Living well with advanced cancer: a scoping review of non-pharmacological supportive care interventions.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Intersection of Precision Nutrition and Bladder Cancer: A Narrative State-of-the-Art Review of Potential Applications and Challenges.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Dietary Manipulation on Gut Microbiome in Patients with Diabetes and Colorectal cancer.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
- Nutrition care is an integral part of patient-centred medical care: a European consensus.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2023Article
- Nurse's Roles in Colorectal Cancer Prevention: A Narrative Review.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2022Review
- Empowering patient education on self-care activity among patients with colorectal cancer - a research protocol for a randomised trial.BMC nursing · 2021Article
- Health services research in colorectal cancer: a quasi-experimental interventional pilot study on in- and outpatient oncology.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2021Article
- Barriers in Nursing Practice in Cancer Cachexia: A Scoping Review.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursingArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND &
aimsNutritional interventions for malnutrition in cancer patients can be helpful. However, concise intervention recommendations remain controversial. Thus, the aim of this study was to report on a nutrition intervention conducted by a multidisciplinary team of specialist nurses and to explore the effect of nutritional intervention on cancer patients.
methodsThis prospective clinical trial study enrolled 110 colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The patients were evaluated upon admission using the 2002 Nutritional Risk Screening system (NRS-2002). The patients were randomly divided into intervention and control groups including 55 patients each. Patients in the control group were administered a normal diet, while those in the intervention group received individual recipes developed by a team of professional nurses, clinical doctors, dietitian, family caregivers, and the patients themselves. Patient weight and serum albumin and prealbumin levels were compared between the 2 groups at different time points.
resultsThere was a significant difference in patient weight and serum albumin and prealbumin levels before and after nutrition intervention in the intervention group (P < .05). In the control group, weight did not change during ordinary diet guidance. Serum albumin level was slightly improved after 12 cycles of chemotherapy, similar to the prealbumin results. There were statistically significant differences in serum albumin and prealbumin levels between the intervention and control groups after nutrition intervention (P < .05). However, there was no statistically significant difference in weight between the groups after nutrition intervention (P > .05).
conclusionA multidisciplinary team approach for nutrition intervention conducted by specialist nurses improved prealbumin levels in colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, with no weight change.
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