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Patients with poor to fair appetite for Quality of Life

Phase 4
Waitlist Available
Led By Justin Tang, MD
Research Sponsored by Montefiore Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 3 months
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Summary

This trial is testing whether an algorithm can help cancer patients with their appetite and quality of life.

Eligible Conditions
  • Oncologic Complications
  • Quality of Life
  • Malnutrition
  • Head and Neck Cancers
  • Lung Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~3 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Quality of Life Assessment
Secondary study objectives
Quality of Life/Appetite Assessment

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Patients with poor to fair appetiteExperimental Treatment4 Interventions
The patients with poor-fair appetite (score on CNAQ less than 24) will be provided nutrition intervention by the Registered Dietitian and then put into one of three pharmacological groups. CNAQ = Council on Nutrition Appetite Questionnaire
Group II: Patients with fair to good appetiteActive Control1 Intervention
The patients with fair-good appetite (score on CNAQ more than 24) will not receive any pharmacological agents and will receive nutrition intervention alone. CNAQ = Council on Nutrition Appetite Questionnaire
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Dexamethasone
2007
Completed Phase 4
~2650
Dronabinol
2003
Completed Phase 4
~2080
Mirtazapine
2012
Completed Phase 4
~409200
Nutrition Intervention
2016
N/A
~670

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Montefiore Medical CenterLead Sponsor
455 Previous Clinical Trials
582,792 Total Patients Enrolled
Justin Tang, MDPrincipal InvestigatorMontefiore Medical Center
~0 spots leftby Sep 2025
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