Clinical trial NCT05493020: The Association Between Watching Mukbang Videos and the Appetite of Children With Cancer
Official title: The Association of Mukbang Watching Behavior and the Appetite of Children With Cancer Hospitalized for Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy: An Intensive Longitudinal Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Mukbang
Keywords: Mukbang
Childhood cancer
Appetite
Malnutrition
Quality of Life
Intensive Longitudinal Study
Lead sponsor: Sun Yat-sen University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-08-09
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 3
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: 178 children with cancer who have received at least one radiotherapy or chemotherapy during hospitalization

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to record the "Mukbang" watching behavior and appetite of children with cancer during inpatient radiotherapy and chemotherapy through intensive longitudinal study, explore their correlation, and the impact on their nutritional status and quality of life, and formulate for clinical departments relevant interventions and management options provide a theoretical basis.

Detailed description: World Health Organization（WHO） data shows that the prevalence of malnutrition in children with cancer is as high as 75%, which leads to decreased immune function in children with cancer, unsatisfactory treatment effect, increased adverse clinical outcomes, early tumor recurrence, prolonged recovery time, and death. risk factors such as increased rates. The "Global Childhood Oncology Initiative" proposed by WHO in 2020 pointed out that reducing hunger and malnutrition and improving the outcomes of children with cancer are one of the main tasks of providing best practices in pediatric oncology care.

The excessive consumption of the body caused by the cachexia of the tumor itself cannot be changed. Nutritional intake is the only adjustable factor for malnutrition in children with tumors. Loss of appetite is the main reason for insufficient nutritional intake. Numerous clinical studies have explored the nutritional management of children with cancer. However, most nutritional interventions are ineffective due to poor appetite and food intake in children.

The investigation in the clinical ward found that in order to cope with the problem of loss of appetite, many children with cancer took the initiative to watch "Mukbang" during hospitalization to relieve gastrointestinal symptoms and increase appetite. At present, studies have shown that "Mukbang" may have the potential to improve the appetite of children with tumors. In addition, watching "Mukbang" is a way that children actively choose to increase their appetite, which has better acceptability.

Intensive longitudinal study can explain the dynamic changes of children's behavior and appetite when watching "Mukbang" videos by sampling in a natural context for a short period of time and multiple times, and based on real-time data, further Explain in detail the persistent effect of watching "Mukbang" video behaviors on appetite.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Aged 3-18；
* Children who conform to the Notice on Printing and Distributing the Diagnosis and Treatment Specifications for 12 Diseases Related to Hematological Diseases and Malignancies in Children (2021 Edition) issued by the General Office of the National Health and Health Commission;
* Experienced at least one complete cycle of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Children with severe cardiopulmonary disease, severe infection, severe organ damage, genetic metabolic disease, immunodeficiency disease or mental illness;
* Children with eye and ear dysfunction at the same time, resulting in the inability to watch and listen to videos.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Appetite
timeFrame: Appetite change over 5 days during chemoradiotherapy from baseline
measure: Mukbang Watching Features
timeFrame: Mukbang Watching Features change over 5 days during chemoradiotherapy from baseline
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Nutritional status
timeFrame: Change in nutritional status over 7 days from baseline
measure: Quality of Life in children with cancer
timeFrame: Change in quality of life over 7 days from baseline
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Guangzhou
country: China
facility: XIAW
state: Guangdong
Study officials:
affiliation: Sun Yat-sen University
name: Wei Xia
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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