Clinical Trial 23230

• Overview

  Study Title:

  Support through remote observation and nutrition guidance program for individuals with gastroesophageal cancer (STRONG-GEC)

  Summary:

  The purpose of this study is to determine how the STRONG intervention compares with usual care for reducing malnutrition among gastroesophageal cancer patients.

  Objective:

  Aim 1: Translate the STRONG intervention into Spanish. Aim 2: Conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the STRONG intervention compared with usual care. Aim 3: Collect preliminary data on patient outcomes likely associated with the STRONG intervention.

• Inclusion Criteria

  Inclusion Criteria:
  • 18 years of age or older.
  • Locally advanced or metastatic GEC diagnosis.
  • Planned to initiate chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy with a plan to have surgery or definitive treatment follow-up at Moffitt.
  • Able to speak and read Spanish and/or English.
  • Able to provide informed consent.
  • Other inclusion criteria may apply.

• Exclusion Criteria

  Exclusion Criteria:
  • documented or observable psychiatric or neurological disorder that would interfere with study participation (e.g., severe dementia).
  • use of feeding tubes at the time of study enrollment.
  • Other exclusion criteria may apply.

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