Browsing St. Olavs hospital by Author "Balstad, Trude Rakel"
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Combining optimal nutrition and exercise in a multimodal approach for patients with active cancer and risk for losing weight: Rationale and practical approach
Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll; Vagnildhaug, Ola Magne; Laird, Barry J; Balstad, Trude Rakel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Weight loss and functional decline is a common and detrimental consequence of cancer. The interventions that are offered to patients with weight loss and functional decline often seem haphazard and varying from center to ... -
Effects of current parenteral nutrition treatment on health-related quality of life, physical function, nutritional status, survival and adverse events exclusively in patients with advanced cancer: A systematic literature review
Tobberup, Randi; Thoresen, Lene; Falkmer, Ursula; Yilmaz, Mette K.; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll; Balstad, Trude Rakel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: The aim was to evaluate the effects of current parenteral nutrition (PN) treatment on clinical outcomes in patients with advanced cancer. Methods: This review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines ... -
Endpoints in clinical trials in cancer cachexia: where to start?
Balstad, Trude Rakel; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll; Laird, Barry J. A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Purpose of review The lack of agreement and knowledge of optimal endpoints in cachexia trials have impeded progress in finding interventions counteracting the devastating effects cancer cachexia has on morbidity and ... -
Exercise and nutrition interventions in patients with head and neck cancer during curative treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Bye, Asta; Sandmæl, Jon Arne; Stene, Guro Birgitte; Thorsen, Lene; Balstad, Trude Rakel; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll; Pripp, Are Hugo; Oldervoll, Line Merethe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The aim of this meta-analysis was to examine the effects of nutritional and physical exercise interventions and interventions combining these interventions during radiotherapy treatment for patients with head and neck ... -
Food intake by Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) corresponds to energy and protein intake as well as weight change in patients with advanced cancer
Bye, Asta; Meli, Kari; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll; Laird, Barry J; Kaasa, Stein; Stene, Guro Birgitte; Balstad, Trude Rakel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background & aims The aim of this study was to test how well the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) question about food intake correlates with a well-established measurement of food intake. Furthermore, ... -
Pain management index (PMI)-does it reflect cancer patients? wish for focus on pain?
Thronæs, Morten; Balstad, Trude Rakel; Brunelli, Cinzia; Løhre, Erik Torbjørn; Klepstad, Pål; Vagnildhaug, Ola Magne; Kaasa, Stein; Knudsen, Anne Kari; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The pain management index (PMI) was developed to combine information about the prescribed analgesics and the self-reported pain intensity in order to assess physicians’ response to patients’ pain. However, ... -
Parenteral Nutrition in Advanced Cancer: The Healthcare Providers’ Perspective
Balstad, Trude Rakel; Løhre, Erik T; Thoresen, Lene; Thronæs, Morten; Skjelvan, Laila Strand; Helgås, Ragnhild Green; Solheim, Tora S; Sand, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction The evidence base for parenteral nutrition (PN) in advanced cancer patients is limited. We studied healthcare providers’ (HCPs’) experiences with PN in cancer patients, focusing on perceived treatment benefits ... -
Patient interpretation of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) Short Form
Balstad, Trude Rakel; Bye, Asta; Jenssen, Cathrine Ragna Solheim; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll; Thoresen, Lene; Sand, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: The Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) is a patient-reported instrument for assessment of nutrition status in patients with cancer. Despite thorough validation of PG-SGA, little has been ... -
Physical function endpoints in cancer cachexia clinical trials: Systematic Review 1 of the cachexia endpoints series
McDonald, James; Sayers, Judith; Anker, Stefan D.; Arends, Jann; Balstad, Trude Rakel; Baracos, Vickie; Brown, Leo; Bye, Asta; Dajani, Olav; Dolan, Ross; Fallon, Marie T.; Fraser, Eilidh; Griel, Christine; Grzyb, Aleksandra; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Jamal-Hanjani, Mariam; Jakobsen, Gunnhild; Kaasa, Stein; McMillan, Donald; Maddocks, Matthew; Philips, Iain; Ottestad, Inger; Reid, Kieran F.; Sousa, Mariana S.; Simpson, Melanie Rae; Vagnildhaug, Ola Magne; Skipworth, Richard J. E.; Solheim, Tora S; Laird, Barry J (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In cancer cachexia trials, measures of physical function are commonly used as endpoints. For drug trials to obtain regulatory approval, efficacy in physical function endpoints may be needed alongside other measures. However, ... -
Physical rehabilitation in patients with head and neck cancer: Impact on health-related quality of life and suitability of a post-treatment program
Sandmæl, Jon Arne; Bye, Asta; Solheim, Tora S; Balstad, Trude Rakel; Thorsen, Lene; Skovlund, Eva; Kaasa, Stein; Lund, Jo-Åsmund; Oldervoll, Line Merethe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective: Physical rehabilitation programs hold the potential to mitigate deterioration in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with head and neck cancer. The objective was to assess development in relevant ... -
Power comparisons and clinical meaning of outcome measures in assessing treatment effect in cancer cachexia: secondary analysis from a randomised pilot multimodal intervention trial
Balstad, Trude Rakel; Brunelli, Cinzia; Pettersen, Caroline Hild; Schønberg, Svanhild Margrethe Arentz; Skorpen, Frank; Fallon, Marie T.; Kaasa, Stein; Bye, Asta; Laird, Barry J. A.; Stene, Guro Birgitte; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: New clinical trials in cancer cachexia are essential and outcome measures with high responsiveness to detect meaningful changes are crucial. This secondary analysis from a multimodal intervention trial estimates ... -
A systematic review examining nutrition support interventions in patients with incurable cancer
Blackwood, Honor A.; Hall, Charlie C.; Balstad, Trude Rakel; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll; Fallon, Marie; Haraldsdottir, Erna; Laird, Barry J (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Purpose Recent guidelines by the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) have advocated increased attention to nutritional support in all patients with cancer; however, little is known about the ...