Pilot Study of Safety and Tolerability of Nutrifriend Cachexia in NSCLC Cachexia
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02515032 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 4, 2015
Last Update Posted : July 17, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cachexia NSCLC | Dietary Supplement: Nutrifriend Cachexia Dietary Supplement: Isocaloric placebo | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 56 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A 12-week Double Blind, Placebo Controlled, Randomised Pilot Study Assessing Safety and Tolerability of Nutrifriend Cachexia in Patients Diagnosed With Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Involuntary Weight Loss |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: NF Cachexia
Nutrifriend Cachexia, an Omega-3 enriched fruit juice (non complete dietary formula).
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Dietary Supplement: Nutrifriend Cachexia
2 daily for 12 weeks
Other Name: NFCax |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
An isocaloric placebo comparator
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Dietary Supplement: Isocaloric placebo
2 daily for 12 weeks
Other Name: Placobo |
- Safety and tolerability assessed by (adverse events, concomitant medication and laboratory markers) of Nutrifriend Cachexia in patients with NSCLC [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Body composition assessed by fat mass and lean body mass (LBM) [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Body composition assessed by weight [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Body composition assessed by BMI [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Body composition assessed by waist circumference [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Body composition assessed by calf circumference [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Function assessed by 6 minute walking test [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Function assessed by grip strength [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Function assessed by walking distance [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Inflammation [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]IL-6, IL-8, TNF-alpha, CRP
- Metabolic markers [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]Glucose, insulin, cholesterol, HbA1c
- QoL assessed by EORTC QLQ-C3 [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- QoL assessed by Functional Assessment of Anorexia/Cachexia Therapy (FAACT) questionnaire [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- QoL assessed by Nutrition Appetite Questionnaire (CNAQ) [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Compliance assessed by Drinks consumed [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Compliance assessed by vitamin D levels [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Compliance assessed by Omega-3 incorporation [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Response to chemotherapy by tumor growth [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Overall survival [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ]
- Exploratory biomarkers related to cachexia, e.g. carnosine, beta-alanine [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Older Adult |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- First-line standard chemotherapy as curative or palliative treatment for NSCLC
- Will start the first cycle of standard chemotherapy
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤2
- Involuntary weight loss
Exclusion Criteria:
- Another invasive malignancy in the last 2 years.
- Previous relapse of NSCLC within 2 years of randomisation
- Other cachectic disorders such as renal or hepatic disorders

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02515032
Croatia | |
GH Varaždin | |
Varaždin, Croatia, 42 000 | |
GH Zadar | |
Zadar, Croatia, 23 000 | |
CHC Sestre Milosrdnice | |
Zagreb, Croatia, 10 000 | |
CHC Zagreb, | |
Zagreb, Croatia, 10 000 | |
Italy | |
Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico di Roma | |
Rome, Italy, 00128 | |
Policlinico Tor Vergata | |
Rome, Italy, 00133 | |
Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini | |
Rome, Italy, 00151 | |
Slovakia | |
FNsP F.D. Roosvelta Banská Bystrica | |
Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, 975 17 | |
Nemocnica Sv. Jakuba | |
Bardejov, Slovakia, 085 01 | |
Východoslovenský onkologický ústav | |
Košice, Slovakia, 041 91 | |
NsP Štefana Kukuru Michalovce | |
Michalovce, Slovakia, 071 01 | |
FNsP J.A. Reimana | |
Prešov, Slovakia, 081 81 | |
Sweden | |
Linkoping University Hospital | |
Linkoping, Sweden, 58185 | |
Akademiska hospital | |
Uppsala, Sweden, 751 85 |
Principal Investigator: | Maurizio Muscaritoli, Prof. | University Hospital Sapienza |
Responsible Party: | Smartfish AS |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02515032 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
SF-C002 |
First Posted: | August 4, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 17, 2017 |
Last Verified: | July 2017 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Wasting Syndrome Cachexia Emaciation Weight Loss |
Body Weight Changes Body Weight Metabolic Diseases Nutrition Disorders |