Can Protein Intake be Increased Using Whole Foods Post-treatment in Cancer Patients?

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

90

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 1, 2023

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2025

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2025

Conditions
CancerOther Malnutrition
Interventions
OTHER

≥ 2 eggs in addition to usual diet for 8 weeks

Participants are expected to consume≥ 2 eggs per day in addition to usual diet for 8 weeks in early intervention arm, beginning immediately post-treatment.

OTHER

≥ 2 eggs in addition to usual diet for 4 weeks

Participants are expected to continue intake of regular diet beginning immediately at post-treatment recovery for a duration of 4 weeks, then crossover to nutritional intervention arm from weeks 5 to 8 of post-treatment recovery for a duration of 4 weeks.

Trial Locations (1)

T6G 2C8

RECRUITING

University of Alberta, Edmonton

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Egg Farmers of Canada

UNKNOWN

lead

University of Alberta

OTHER