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standard care for Cachexia (MENAC Trial)

Phase 3
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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 6 weeks
Awards & highlights

MENAC Trial Summary

This trial will test whether an early, multi-component intervention can prevent cancer cachexia in patients with solid tumours starting chemotherapy.

Eligible Conditions
  • Cachexia
  • Tumors

MENAC Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
change in body weight
Secondary outcome measures
change in muscle mass
change in physical activity

MENAC Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: multimodal interventionExperimental Treatment4 Interventions
standard care plus multimodal intervention consisting of nutritional supplements and advice, home-based self-assisted exercise program, and anti-inflammatory medication (ibuprofen)
Group II: standard careActive Control1 Intervention
standard palliative care
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Ibuprofen
2013
Completed Phase 4
~5800

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

St. Olavs HospitalOTHER
522 Previous Clinical Trials
286,207 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Cachexia
150 Patients Enrolled for Cachexia
Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation TrustOTHER
75 Previous Clinical Trials
59,367 Total Patients Enrolled
Oslo University HospitalOTHER
1,069 Previous Clinical Trials
1,294,067 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Cachexia
63 Patients Enrolled for Cachexia

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Multimodal Intervention for Cachexia in Advanced Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
2015. "Multimodal Intervention for Cachexia in Advanced Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02330926.
~22 spots leftby Apr 2025
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