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Medically Tailored Meals for Lung Cancer

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Recruiting
Led By FangFang Zhang, MD, PhD
Research Sponsored by Tufts University
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 5-8 years
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is studying how well a nutrition intervention works in improving outcomes for patients with lung cancer who are economically disadvantaged, uninsured, racial and ethnic minorities, elderly, and/or rural residents.

Who is the study for?
The NutriCare trial is for vulnerable lung cancer patients who are economically disadvantaged, uninsured, belong to racial and ethnic minorities, elderly, or live in rural areas. They must be adults newly diagnosed with either small cell or non-small cell lung cancer and able to participate fully in the study.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
This study tests a combination of medically tailored meals and nutrition counseling designed to improve nutritional status, reduce side effects from treatment, and enhance quality of life among lung cancer patients. Participants will be divided into two groups receiving interventions for different durations (8 months or 6 months).See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial focuses on nutrition rather than medication, there are no typical drug side effects. However, participants may experience changes in appetite or gastrointestinal discomfort as they adjust to new diets provided by the medically tailored meals.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~5-8 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 5-8 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
ED visits
Hospitalizations
Nutritional Intake
+6 more
Secondary outcome measures
Cancer Mortality
Food Insecurity
Gut Microbial Composition
Other outcome measures
Program Implementation

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: NutriCareExperimental Treatment6 Interventions
The oncology care team will provide participants with nutrition toolkit involving printed educational materials, a nutrition prescription, referral to registered dietitians (RDs) for remotely-delivered medical nutrition therapy counseling, and home-delivery of medically tailored meals.
Group II: NutriToolActive Control2 Interventions
The oncology care team will provide participants with a nutrition toolkit involving printed educational materials.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Nutritional Counseling
2016
Completed Phase 2
~560

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Ohio State UniversityOTHER
829 Previous Clinical Trials
505,473 Total Patients Enrolled
Tufts Medical CenterOTHER
254 Previous Clinical Trials
254,878 Total Patients Enrolled
M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterOTHER
2,971 Previous Clinical Trials
1,786,967 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Medically Tailored Meals (MTMs) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04986670 — N/A
Lung Cancer Research Study Groups: NutriCare, NutriTool
Lung Cancer Clinical Trial 2023: Medically Tailored Meals (MTMs) Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04986670 — N/A
Medically Tailored Meals (MTMs) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04986670 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Does the protocol of this clinical research encompass young adults under 25?

"This trial requires applicants to be between 18 and 100 years of age in order to meet the prerequisites of eligibility."

Answered by AI

What is the total number of participants in this investigation?

"Affirmative. According to the clinicaltrial.gov registry, this ongoing medical trial is still searching for 150 participants across 4 facilities and was initially announced on November 24th 2020 before being updated on July 30 2021."

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Are there any available vacancies for participants in this research?

"This clinical trial is actively seeking participants according to the details on clinicaltrials.gov, which indicates that it was first posted in November of 2020 and last edited on July 30th 2021."

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Would I be eligible to partake in this research endeavor?

"Applicants who wish to participate in this clinical trial must possess a diagnosis of non-small cell lung carcinoma and be between 18-100 years old. In total, 150 patients are sought for the study."

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Are there numerous medical facilities conducting this experiment within the state's borders?

"Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MD Anderson Cancer Centre in Houston and The James Hospital in Columbus are all participating sites for this clinical trial. Additionally, there are 4 other centres across the United States enrolling patients as well."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Pennsylvania
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
NutriCare Plus a Medically Tailored Meal Intervention Among Patients With Lung Cancer
Fang Fang Zhang 2020. "NutriCare Plus a Medically Tailored Meal Intervention Among Patients With Lung Cancer". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04986670.
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