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NCT04235153: CANUT-QVA

CAncer, NUtrition and Taste - Validation of the CANUT-QVA Questionnaire on Eating Habits in Cancer Patients

Completed Last updated 9 July 2021
What this trial tests

trial testing Evaluation of the 9 dimensions of the CANUT-QVA questionnaire in Hematologic Cancer in 127 participants. Completed in 12 March 2020.

Timeline
9 January 2020
Primary endpoint
12 March 2020
12 March 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsorHospices Civils de Lyon
StatusCompleted
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment127
Start date9 January 2020
Primary completion12 March 2020
Estimated completion12 March 2020
Sites1 location across France

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Hospices Civils de Lyon — full company profile →

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Hematologic Cancer or Undernutrition. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Cancer patients are at high risk of undernutrition, which is generally more pronounced for solid tumours (upper digestive tract, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT), bronchial tubes). This undernutrition leads to major weight loss and cachexia, and may represent the first sign of a call for a diagnosis of cancer. Cancer-related undernutrition is multi-factorial origins and has multiple consequences. Chemotherapy treatments can induce various adverse effects in patients, including sensory disturbances at the beginning of treatment in addition to disturbances that may already be present before any treatment. The alteration of taste and odour, observed in 86% of patients, can induce a change in food preferences, promote the development of aversions, and therefore, lead to a significant reduction in the pleasure of eating. Loss of appetite, decreased food intake and the development of aversions to certain foods are situations experienced by a large proportion of patients treated with chemotherapy. The assessment of taste disorders in patients treated with chemotherapy is established through the use of questionnaires, interviews and taste tests. Changes in the perception and identification of salty, sweet, bitter and sour flavours are common in patients treated with chemotherapy. As regards food products, patients report developing olfactory hypersensitivity mainly for food of animal origin, in particular for odours of fish, frying, cheese and eggs. The CANUT project aims to study the effect of pathology and chemotherapy on gustatory and olfactory mechanisms, and in particular on interindividual differences in the perception and appreciation of food. In order to monitor the evolution of patients' eating habits over time, the diet-related quality of life questionnaire (CANUT-QVA) was constructed from items selected from the Well-being related to Food questionnaire (WELLBFQ) after eliminating questions that were too general or expressed in terms of importance to use perception-related responses as a priority. After this part, an evaluation of the 9 dimensions of the CANUT-QVA questionnaire will be performed.

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