Clinical Trial: Effect of Dietary Counseling and Nutritional Monitoring in Reducing Cancer-related Cachexia Among Female Oncology Patients
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Breast Cancer
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Assessing Cachexia Status in Pakistani Cancer Patients Using the Mini-CASCO Score
Brief Summary:
In this parallel, two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT), 140 female patients with advanced-stage breast cancer and clinical features of cachexia will be randomized using block-stratified allocation into an intervention group (n = 70) and a control group (n = 70).The intervention group will receive standard oncological care along with personalized dietary counseling and monthly nutritional monitoring for six months, whereas the control group will receive standard care alone.The severity of cachexia will be…
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