Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Enteral Nutrition Versus Standard of Care Nutrition in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients: A Pilot Study
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Summary
The goal of this research study is to learn if feeding someone after a stem cell transplant is safe and practical.
Description
Primary Objective: a. To determine the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of NG tube feeding compared with patients not electing NG tube feeding. Secondary Objectives: 1. Determine the differential effects of enteral feeding versus Parenteral feeding on nutrition, and quality of life. 2. Determine the differential effects of enteral feeding versus parenteral feeding on survival and, medical comorbidities 3. Determine the differential effects of enteral feeding versus parenteral feeding on Fitbit data study for patients co-enrolled in Pediatric Energy Balance Data Repository Protocol PA1…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Have plans to be admitted or be admitted to an inpatient pediatric or adult ward for the purpose of HSCT. 2. Be greater than 2 years of age and less than 25 years of age at time of study enrollment. 3. Participants \> 18 or guardians for participants \< 18 are willing and able to give written informed consent and to comply with all of the study activities. Assent is required for children \> 7 years old. a) Participants must be English, Italian, Chinese/Mandarin, or Spanish speaking 4. Participants will be encouraged to co-enroll on two additional related energy -bal…
Interventions
- Dietary SupplementEnteral nutrition (EN)
Given by Nasogastric Tube
- OtherStandard care parenteral nutrition (PN)
Given by PO or Given by IV (vein)
Location
- M D Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas