Table 1 Summary of included randomised control trials.
Year | Country | Cancer type(s) | Patient number Intervention/Control | Patients malnourished (%) | Screening tool used | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wu et al21 | 2006 | China | Gastric, colon and rectal cancer | 235/233 | 100 | SGA |
Ding et al22 | 2009 | China | Gastric cancer | 21/21 | 100 | NRS-2002 |
Zheng et al23 | 2010 | China | Gastric cancer | 18/18 | 100 | NRS-2002 |
Kharbuja et al24 | 2013 | China | Gastric cancer | 92/93 | 100 | NRS-2002 |
Chen et al26 | 2013 | China | Rectal cancer | 30/30 | ns | ns |
Zhou et al25 | 2016 | China | Gastric cancer | 20/20 | 100 | NRS-2002 |
Sagar et al27 | 2019 | India | Oesophageal and gastric cancer | 30/30 | 100 | SGA |
