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.

Eligibility

Age range

18+ years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

No

Interventions

• Behavioral
  Dietitian Consultation

  Participants will meet with a dietitian who will provide individualized nutrition counseling and dietary goals for calorie and protein intake. Bi-weekly, 30-minute dietitian telehealth visits will be conducted via ZOOM videoconferencing at the pre-intervention baseline visit, monthly during the intervention period (up to 90 days) and at the 4 and 6 month timepoints post-intervention.

• Behavioral
  Survey

  Surveys will be conducted using the PG-SGA short form19-21 and a brief symptom assessment tool that captures additional nutrition-impact symptoms not captured by the PG-SGA (e.g., swallowing difficulty) measured by the FACT Esophageal and Gastric Cancer scales and the FAACT anorexia/cachexia scales 22,23 through REDCap. Surveys are completed at the pre-intervention baseline visit and monthly during the intervention period prior to the dietitian visits (up to 90 days), and at the 4 and 6 month timepoints post-intervention.

• Behavioral
  Fitbit Data Collection

  Participants will log food intake while sharing their data with a dietitian during the 30-minute dietitian telehealth visits at the pre-intervention baseline visit, monthly during the intervention period (up to 90 days) and at the 4 and 6 month timepoints post-intervention.

• Behavioral
  Referral to Dietitian

  Usual Care condition referral to a dietitian based on physician discretion.

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