Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:28 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:28 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00832520
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. All patients, 18 years of age or older, with advanced cancer are eligible.
2. Patients must have lost 10% in the last 6 months
3. Patients must have a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
4. Patients must have a Zubrod performance status of 0-3.
5. Patients must sign an informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Patients with symptomatic brain metastases are excluded from this study.
2. Pregnant women or nursing mothers are not eligible for this trial. Patients of child bearing potential must use adequate contraception.
3. Patients with severe medical problems such as uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or cardiovascular disease or active infections are not eligible for this trial.
4. Patients with head and neck cancers and GI cancers who have functional problems that limits food intake or absorption of nutrients such as partial or complete bowel obstructions, and patients with skin cancers (except melanoma) are not eligible
5. Patients who lost weight on a voluntary diet.
6. Patients who are already taking an appetite stimulant or other anti-depressant, except for SSRI taken in the morning.
7. Patients who had surgery in the last 6 months
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT00832520
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00832520