The NUTRIENT Trial (NUTRitional Intervention Among myEloproliferative Neoplasms): Feasibility Phase (NUTRIENT)

March 23, 2020 updated by: Angela G. Fleischman, University of California, Irvine
The purpose of this study is to determine whether MPN patient are able to adhere to a dietary intervention. Participants will be randomized to one of two healthy diets. Participants will receive in person dietician counseling and online curriculum. Adherence will be measured using online surveys and phone diet recalls. Changes in inflammatory markers in blood will also be measured at 5 time points during this 15 week study.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

This is a 15 week study, including 10 weeks of active diet intervention. Each participant will receive one dietician counseling session at the beginning of the diet intervention period, two brief follow up dietician phone calls, and 10 diet education handouts delivered via email each week. The main objective of this protocol is to test whether MPN patients can adhere to a diet intervention. The investigators will measure adherence in both arms with patient reported diet recall every two weeks via internet surveys. As exploratory endpoints the investigators will measure changes in inflammatory markers, symptom burden, physical activity level, sleep, and gut microbiome in participants over the course of the study. If successful, the investigators plan to use this intervention in a larger trial to assess whether a diet intervention can effectively change symptom burden and inflammation in MPN patients.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • California
      • Irvine, California, United States, 92617
        • University of California, Irvine

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • At least 18 years old
  • Diagnosis of Myeloproliferative Neoplasm (MPN) including Essential Thrombocythemia (ET), Polycythemia Vera (PV), or Myelofibrosis (MF)
  • Any type of previous therapy is allowed
  • ECOG performance status ≤2
  • Life expectancy of greater than 20 weeks
  • Has an email address and can access the internet
  • Able to read and understand English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Children

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Sham Comparator: USDA diet arm
Participants will receive dietician counseling based on the USDA guidelines for Americans, 2010. Participants will receive 10 weekly pdf handouts via email with information pertaining to these diet recommendations. Participants will receive same surveys (including 14 point Mediterranean diet adherence score), 24 hour diet recalls, and biological sample draws at the Mediterranean arm.
Participants will receive counseling and education on USDA Guidelines for Americans, 2010
Experimental: Mediterranean diet arm
Participants will receive dietician counseling on a standard Mediterranean diet although they will not be told this diet is labelled as a Mediterranean diet. Participants will receive 10 weekly pdf handouts via email with information pertaining to these diet recommendations. Participants will receive same surveys (including 14 point Mediterranean diet adherence score), 24 hour diet recalls, and biological sample draws at the USDA diet arm.
Participants will receive counseling and education on a Mediterranean diet.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
14-point Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS)
Time Frame: 15 weeks
14 question survey assessing adherence to a Mediterranean diet. This is a 14 question survey, with possible 1 point per question. A perfect adherence to a Mediterranean Diet is 14 on this survey (min 0 max 14). Higher values represent closer adherence to a Mediterranean diet.
15 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Symptom Assessment Form Total Symptom Score (MPN-SAF TSS)
Time Frame: 15 weeks
MPN Symptom Assessment Form Total Symptom Score (MPN-SAF TSS) score, a validated measure for quantifying symptom burden in MPN. This is a 10 item survey, with each question answered on a scale of 0 to 10. The minimum score is 0, the maximum score is 100. Higher numbers mean a higher symptom burden.
15 weeks
Inflammatory cytokines
Time Frame: 15 weeks
Measurement of inflammatory cytokines in the plasma. This includes EGF, Eotaxin, FGF-basic, G-CSF, GM-CSF, HGF, IFN-alpha, IFN-gamma, IL-1 beta, IL-1 alpha, IL-1RA, IL-2, IL-2R, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12 (p40/p70) IL-13, IL-15, IL-17A, IL-17F, IL-22, IP-10, MCP-1, MIG, MIP-1 alpha, MIP-1 beta, RANTES, TNF-alpha, VEGF.
15 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Angela G Fleischman, MD PhD, University of California, Irvine

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 2, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 4, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

April 9, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 24, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 23, 2020

Last Verified

March 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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