Dietary Reporting In The Amyloidoses
ConditionAmyloidosis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about malnutrition and weight loss in patients with Amyloidosis.
The main question it aims to answer is:
Is it feasible to use a low-cost nutrition-based application (apps) for use on a smartphone to obtain detailed information on caloric intake in Amyloidosis patients
Participants will be asked to:
* Download the MyFitnessPal application on their smartphone and view an online tutorial * After a week of practice, from weeks 2-9, participants will enter daily dietary intake as well as daily herbal/alternative supplement intake into the MyFitnessPal application on their smartphone. * complete a questionnaire prior to starting the application, after week 2 and at week 10 after starting the application
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
18 years of age or older
Diagnosed with any type of amyloidosis
Speak, read and write in English
Willing to use the MyFitnessPal app on their own smartphone
Disqualifiers
a planned autologous stem cell transplant or a solid organ transplant in the 12 weeks after enrollment
cognitive or perceptual disturbances
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Tracking Dietary/Supplement Intake on MyFitnessPal smartphone application (app)
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov