Clinical Trial: Registry of Older Patients With Cancer
Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Carolina Senior: UNC Registry for Older Cancer Patients
Brief Summary:
RATIONALE: Gathering information about older patients with cancer may help the study of cancer in the future.
PURPOSE: This research study is gathering information from older patients with cancer into a registry.
Detailed Summary:
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- To create a registry (to be called "Carolina Senior") of older patients with an appointment at North Carolina Cancer Hospital.
- To have these patients complete a Geriatric Assessment (GA).
Secondary
- To measure the response rates of GAs of Carolina Senior patients and their satisfaction with a GA by measuring the percentage of patients contacted who consent to complete the GA; the percentage of patients able to complete the self-administered portion of the GA without assistance; the length of time necessary to complete the GA; the variance and number of missing items; the percentage of GAs that contain all 3 of the following items: Timed Up and Go Assessment, Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test, and healthcare professional-rated Karnofsky performance status; and patient satisfaction with the questionnaire by identifying items that are distressing or too difficult to comprehend.
- To gather information, including patterns of patient care, that would lend support for future research in the 'Carolina Senior' population who receive a confirmed diagnosis of cancer (except for nonmelanoma skin cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease, or prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia without evidence of prostate cancer).
OUTLINE: Patients complete a geriatric assessment, a multi-dimensional inter-disciplinary patient evaluation that includes an evaluation of a patient's functional status (ability to live independently at home and in the community), co-morbid medical conditions, cognition, p
Sponsor: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Current Primary Outcome:
- Creation of a registry of older patients within the University of North Carolina's healthcare system [ Time Frame: 4 years ]
- Completion of the Geriatric Assessment (GA) [ Time Frame: Upon subject's first visit to the clinic ]
Original Primary Outcome:
- Creation of a registry of older patients within the University of North Carolina's healthcare system
- Completion of the Geriatric Assessment (GA)
Current Secondary Outcome:
- Information that would lend support for future research [ Time Frame: 3 years ]
Including patterns of patient care, that would lend support for future research in the 'Carolina Senior' population who receive a confirmed diagnosis of cancer with the exception of:
- Non-melanoma skin cancer
- Cervical carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease
- Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia without evidence of prostate cancer
- Response rates of Geriatric Assessments of Carolina Senior patients and their satisfaction with the GA [ Time Frame: 2 years ]
Done by measuring:
- Percentage of patients contacted who consent to complete the GA;
- The percentage of patients able to complete the self-administered portion of the geriatric assessment without assistance;
- The length of time necessary to complete the geriatric assessment;
- The variance and number of missing items;
- The percentage of geriatric assessments that contain all three of the following items: Timed Up and Go Assessment, Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test, and healthcare professional-rated Karnofsky performance status;
Original Secondary Outcome:
- Response rate of GAs
- Patient satisfaction
- Collection of information that would lend support for future research
Information By: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dates:
Date Received: June 3, 2010
Date Started: September 2009
Date Completion: July 2020
Last Updated: April 24, 2017
Last Verified: April 2017