The MONITOR Study: Remote Monitoring Of a Nutrition Intervention To Optimize Treatment Response

The MONITOR Study: Remote Monitoring Of a Nutrition Intervention To Optimize Treatment Response

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a remote nutrition coaching and monitoring intervention during the 12-weeks of active chemotherapy for borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic cancer participants.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men or women 18 years of age or more
• Newly diagnosed, in place tumors of the pancreas
• No documented or observable psychiatric or neurological disorders that would interfere with study participation (e.g., dementia, psychosis)
• Able to speak and read English
• Able to consume food orally
• Chemotherapy naive
• Scheduled to receive treatment with chemotherapy
• Able to provide verbal informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women who are pregnant
• Pancreatic cancer not the primary diagnosis
• Patients on enteral or parental nutrition
• Patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer
• Patients with evidence of impeding bowel obstruction
• Patients presenting with ascites