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Dietary Reporting In The Amyloidoses

DRITA Pilot Trial: Dietary Reporting in the Amyloidoses

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

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

About the study

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

What is being tested

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

Sponsor: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute · Participants: 40 · Started: Mar 2, 2023

Contact the study team

• Jeffrey Zonder, MD · Phone: 313-576-8732

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05738005

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Amyloidosis

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.