Parameters Assessed: Time Line | ||||||||||
Pod = post operative day | VISIT 1 | VISIT 2 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | VISIT 3 | VISIT 4 | VISIT 5 |
Enrolment (POD -2 wks) | Discharge from hospital (approx POD10) | Week 6 | 3/12 Clinic | 6 / 12 Clinic | ||||||
Acceptable Variability | +/- 7 days | +/- 4 days | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | +/- 7 days | +/- 14 days | |
 | Intervention period – home feeding |  | ||||||||
Baseline Characteristics | X | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Weight (kg) | X | X | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | X | X | X |
Height (m) | X | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Body mass index (kg / m2) | X | X | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | X | X | X |
Anthropometrics | X | X | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | X | X | X |
Mid arm circumference | ||||||||||
Anthropometrics | X | X | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | X | X | X |
TricepSkinfold | ||||||||||
Thickness | ||||||||||
Anthropometrics | X | X | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | X | X | X |
Grip strength | ||||||||||
Nutritional intake (3 day food diary) | Â | X | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | X | X | X |
Post-operative complications | Â | X | Collected by Research/Community Dietitian Prospectively | X | X | |||||
Healthcare Resource use | X | Â | Â | X | ||||||
Quality of Life EORTC | X | X | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | X | X | X |
Quality of Life EQ-5D | X | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | X | Â | X |
Semi-structured interview | End of intervention period | Â | ||||||||
Sample of up to 20 trial participants |