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Effects of Dietary Supplementation With omega3-fatty Acids (Fish Oil) and Progressive Resistance Training on Skeletal Muscle Status in Gynaecological, Gastrointestinal and Urological Cancer Patients (SUPPORT)

8 de junho de 2026 atualizado por: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School

SUPPORT-Study = Effects of a Dietary SUPPlementation With Omega3-fatty Acids/ Fish Oil and Progressive Resistence Training on Skeletal Muscle Status in Gynaecological, Gastrointestinal, and Urological Cancer Patients

Cancer cachexia is a common and prognostically relevant complication of advanced malignancies, characterized by systemic inflammation, increased catabolism, and reduced nutritional intake, leading to a progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, physical performance, and quality of life. Muscle wasting negatively affects the tolerability and efficacy of oncological therapies and exacerbates distressing symptoms such as fatigue. Consequently, international guidelines recommend combined nutritional and exercise interventions as key components of supportive cancer care. However, due to treatment-related limitations, conventional exercise programs are often difficult to implement, highlighting the need for feasible, time-efficient, and individually adaptable training concepts suitable for daily life.

In addition, adequate protein-rich nutrition is essential and may be supported by targeted nutritional supplementation. Omega-3 fatty acids, particularly eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), have demonstrated anti-inflammatory effects and beneficial influences on nutritional status, quality of life, and potentially skeletal muscle mass.

The aim of the present project is to investigate, in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, whether the combination of progressive resistance training (twice-weekly TheraBand-based exercise) and omega-3 supplementation (daily intake of 2 g EPA and 1 g DHA administered as fish oil capsules) can improve muscle status, physical performance, and patient-relevant outcomes such as quality of life, appetite, and fatigue in cancer patients at high risk of developing cancer cachexia.

Visão geral do estudo

Status

Recrutamento

Condições

Intervenção / Tratamento

Tipo de estudo

Intervencional

Inscrição (Estimado)

288

Estágio

  • Não aplicável

Contactos e Locais

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Locais de estudo

    • Bavaria
      • Erlangen, Bavaria, Alemanha, 91056
        • Recrutamento
        • Hector-Center for Nutrition, Exercise and Sports
        • Contato:

Critérios de participação

Os pesquisadores procuram pessoas que se encaixem em uma determinada descrição, chamada de critérios de elegibilidade. Alguns exemplos desses critérios são a condição geral de saúde de uma pessoa ou tratamentos anteriores.

Critérios de elegibilidade

Idades elegíveis para estudo

  • Adulto
  • Adulto mais velho

Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis

Não

Descrição

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with malignant tumors undergoing curative or palliative treatment, including breast, ovarian, esophageal, pancreatic, gastric, colon, rectal, and prostate cancer, across all UICC stages
  • Women and men aged 18 years or older
  • ECOG performance status 0-2

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients younger than 18 years
  • Bone metastases or skeletal involvement associated with a high risk of fracture
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Patients with psychiatric disorders that raise concerns regarding decision-making capacity or ability to provide informed consent
  • Participation in other exercise and/or nutritional intervention studies within the previous 3 months
  • Current use of fish oil supplements
  • Severe cardiovascular disease, NYHA class IV

Plano de estudo

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Como o estudo é projetado?

Detalhes do projeto

  • Finalidade Principal: Cuidados de suporte
  • Alocação: Randomizado
  • Modelo Intervencional: Atribuição Paralela
  • Mascaramento: Dobro

Armas e Intervenções

Grupo de Participantes / Braço
Intervenção / Tratamento
Comparador de Placebo: Placebo, no training
Placebo (corn oli) and no training program
4x capsueles daily
Comparador de Placebo: Placebo, training group
Placebo (corn oli) and 2x weekly resistance training
4x capsueles daily
2x weekly resistance training
Experimental: Omega-3, no training
Verum (Omega-3-capsules with fish oil) and no training program
4x capsules containing 500 mg EPA and 250 mg DHA
Experimental: Omega-3, training group
Verum (Omega-3-capsules with fish oil) and 2x weekly resistance training
2x weekly resistance training
4x capsules containing 500 mg EPA and 250 mg DHA

O que o estudo está medindo?

Medidas de resultados primários

Medida de resultado
Descrição da medida
Prazo
Skeletal Muscle Status I
Prazo: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Body composition: BIA (SMM in kg)
Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Skeletal Muscle Status II
Prazo: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Muscle function: Tensiomyography (TMG) (Dm in mm, Tc in ms, Td in ms, Ts in ms, Tr in ms)
Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Skeletal Muscle Status III
Prazo: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Maximal muscle strength: estimated one-repetition maximum (1-RM in kg)
Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Skeletal Muscle Status IV
Prazo: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Handgrip strength: dynamometer (in kg)
Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Physical Performance I
Prazo: baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Functional exercise capacity: 6-minute walk test (distance in m)
baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Physical Performance II
Prazo: baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Daily physical activity: International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Physical Performance III
Prazo: baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Accelerometry over 7 consecutive days (steps)
baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Nutritional Status I
Prazo: baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 9 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Malnutrition screening: Nutritional Risk Screening Score (NRS 2002) [0 (no risk) - 7 (highest risk)]
baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 9 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Nutritional Status II
Prazo: baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 9 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Dietary intake and nutrient analysis: 3 or 7-day dietary record for assessment of energy and protein intake (in g)
baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 9 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Nutritional Status III
Prazo: baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 9 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Dietary intake and nutrient analysis: 3 or 7-day dietary record and assessment of consumption of EPA- and DHA-rich foods, and omega-3/omega-6 fatty acid ratio (in g)
baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 9 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion

Medidas de resultados secundários

Medida de resultado
Descrição da medida
Prazo
Patient-Reported Outcomes I
Prazo: baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Appetite perception: VAS-scale (Visual Analog Scale 0 [none] - 10 [excessive])
baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Patient-Reported Outcomes II
Prazo: baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Quality of life: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire - Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30)
baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Patient-Reported Outcomes III
Prazo: baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Fatigue: The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) - Scale [0-52, higher scores indicate better quality of life and less severe fatigue]
baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Patient-Reported Outcomes III
Prazo: baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Symptom burden and treatment-related side effects: Patient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE)
baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Patient-Reported Outcomes IV
Prazo: baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) [0 (none) - 10 (worst possible)]
baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Omega-3-Index
Prazo: baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion
Laboratory Endpoints: Omega-3 Fatty Acid Status as Blood-Based Biomarkers
baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 6 months follow-up after study completion

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Patrocinador

Investigadores

  • Cadeira de estudo: Yurdagül Zopf, Prof. Dr. med., Universitätsklinikum Erlangen

Datas de registro do estudo

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Datas Principais do Estudo

Início do estudo (Real)

1 de janeiro de 2026

Conclusão Primária (Estimado)

1 de outubro de 2028

Conclusão do estudo (Estimado)

1 de outubro de 2029

Datas de inscrição no estudo

Enviado pela primeira vez

14 de janeiro de 2026

Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ

8 de junho de 2026

Primeira postagem (Real)

11 de junho de 2026

Atualizações de registro de estudo

Última Atualização Postada (Real)

11 de junho de 2026

Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade

8 de junho de 2026

Última verificação

1 de janeiro de 2026

Mais Informações

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Outros números de identificação do estudo

  • SUPPORT-Study

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NÃO

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Estuda um medicamento regulamentado pela FDA dos EUA

Não

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Não

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