Recruiting

Nutrition App

Sponsor:

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Code:

NCT05738005

Conditions

Amyloidosis

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Tracking Dietary/Supplement Intake on MyFitnessPal smartphone application (app)

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about malnutrition and weight loss in patients with Amyloidosis.

The main question it aims to answer is:

Is it feasible to use a low-cost nutrition-based application (apps) for use on a smartphone to obtain detailed information on caloric intake in Amyloidosis patients

Participants will be asked to:

  • Download the MyFitnessPal application on their smartphone and view an online tutorial
  • After a week of practice, from weeks 2-9, participants will enter daily dietary intake as well as daily herbal/alternative supplement intake into the MyFitnessPal application on their smartphone.
  • complete a questionnaire prior to starting the application, after week 2 and at week 10 after starting the application

Conditions

Amyloidosis

Study ID

NCT05738005

Start date

Mar 2, 2023

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Nov 21, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Nov 21, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years of age or older
  • Diagnosed with any type of amyloidosis
  • Speak, read and write in English
  • Willing to use the MyFitnessPal app on their own smartphone

Exclusion Criteria:

  • a planned autologous stem cell transplant or a solid organ transplant in the 12 weeks after enrollment
  • cognitive or perceptual disturbances

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: Tracking Dietary/Supplement Intake on MyFitnessPal smartphone application (app)

MyFitnessPal smartphone application is used to track daily dietary intake and herbal/alternative supplements.

Interventions

Tracking Dietary/Supplement Intake on MyFitnessPal smartphone application (app)

Amyloidosis patients will use MyFitnessPal application to track dietary intake and use of herbal/alternative supplements in from week 2-9. Patient's usage of the application and questionnaires completed by the patient at the start, Week 2 and Week 10 will determine feasibility.

Primary outcome measure

  • Adherence Rate [ Time Frame: 56 days ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Jeffrey Zonder, MD

313-576-8732zonderj@karmanos.org

Locations

Karmanos Cancer Institute

Recruiting

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201

Contacts

Jeffrey Zonder, MD

313-576-8732zonderj@karmanos.org

More Information

Sponsor

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Last update posted

Jun 26, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute on 2026-06-26.