Study: NCT01641172

Intervention type: PROCEDURE
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: measurement of heart rate variability and baroreflex sensitivity
Description: the measurements (continuous assessment of heart rate and blood pressure using an non-invasive Finapress device) during 30 minutes will be performed one time in the healthy controls and the patients participating in the cross sectional part of the study.~The patients in the longitudinal part of the study will have those measurements taken at baseline, 1 month after the end of chemotherapy and after 1 year.

Intervention type: PROCEDURE
Group type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
Intervention: Glucose tolerance assessment
Description: Glucose tolerance will be assessed by drinking glucose water and measuring glucose at baseline and 2 hours later. It will be performed one time in the healthy controls and the patients participating in the cross sectional part of the study.~The patients in the longitudinal part of the study will have an assessment at baseline, 1 month after the end of chemotherapy and after 1 year.

Intervention type: PROCEDURE
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: Glucose tolerance assessment
Description: Glucose tolerance will be assessed by drinking glucose water and measuring glucose at baseline and 2 hours later. It will be performed one time in the healthy controls and the patients participating in the cross sectional part of the study.~The patients in the longitudinal part of the study will have an assessment at baseline, 1 month after the end of chemotherapy and after 1 year.

Intervention type: DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT
Group type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
Intervention: oral nutrition supplements
Description: a set of 10 Oral Nutrition Supplements (ONS) will be offered combined with a questionnaire to measure appreciation and preference for these food products. All these tests and questionnaires will be performed longitudinally (before the first chemotherapy, on day 7 of the first course, before the second course, on day 7 of the second course, 1 month after start of the last course, 7 months after the start of chemotherapy, and 1 year after the start of chemotherapy) and cross-sectional (1, 3, 5 and 7 years after chemotherapy).

Intervention type: DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: oral nutrition supplements
Description: a set of 10 Oral Nutrition Supplements (ONS) will be offered combined with a questionnaire to measure appreciation and preference for these food products. All these tests and questionnaires will be performed longitudinally (before the first chemotherapy, on day 7 of the first course, before the second course, on day 7 of the second course, 1 month after start of the last course, 7 months after the start of chemotherapy, and 1 year after the start of chemotherapy) and cross-sectional (1, 3, 5 and 7 years after chemotherapy).

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
Intervention: Two day food records
Description: Two day food records will be used to investigate the actual dietary intake before the first and second course, during (on day 5 and 6) first and second course, 1 month after start of the last course, 7 months after the start of chemotherapy, and 1 year after the start of chemotherapy.

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: Two day food records
Description: Two day food records will be used to investigate the actual dietary intake before the first and second course, during (on day 5 and 6) first and second course, 1 month after start of the last course, 7 months after the start of chemotherapy, and 1 year after the start of chemotherapy.

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
Intervention: Food Frequency Questionnaire
Description: A Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) will be used to investigate the usual dietary intake before the start of the first course, before and after the second course, 1 month after start of the last course, seven months after the start of chemotherapy, and 1 year after the start of chemotherapy (longitudinal), and 1, 3, 5 and 7 years after chemotherapy (cross-sectional).

Intervention type: BEHAVIORAL
Group type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
Intervention: Food Frequency Questionnaire
Description: A Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) will be used to investigate the usual dietary intake before the start of the first course, before and after the second course, 1 month after start of the last course, seven months after the start of chemotherapy, and 1 year after the start of chemotherapy (longitudinal), and 1, 3, 5 and 7 years after chemotherapy (cross-sectional).