Overview
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.
Eligibility
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