Dietary Reporting in the Amyloidoses

Part of paid clinical trials in Detroit, Michigan.

Sponsor
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Study ID
NCT05738005
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Amyloidosis

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Tracking Dietary/Supplement Intake on MyFitnessPal smartphone application (app) — OTHER
    Amyloidosis patients will use MyFitnessPal application to track dietary intake and use of herbal/alternative supplements in from week 2-9. Patient's usage of the application and questionnaires completed by the patient at the start, Week 2 and Week 10 will determine feasibility.

Study Details

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

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 2, 2023
Status verified
Jan 2025
Primary completion
Nov 21, 2025
Completion
Nov 21, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Other: Tracking Dietary/Supplement Intake on MyFitnessPal smartphone application (app)
    MyFitnessPal smartphone application is used to track daily dietary intake and herbal/alternative supplements.

Primary Outcome Measure

Adherence Rate [ Time Frame: 56 days ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroitMichigan48201
Jeffrey Zonder, MD
[email protected]
313-576-8732
Andrew Kin, M.D.
Navid Mahabadi, D.O.
Felicity WK Harper, PhD
Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer, PhD
Jacob Katzman
Abdul Khan, M.D.

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