Optimizing Fall-risk Prediction in Older Adults With Cancer

NCT ID: NCT02912273

Last Updated: 2020-10-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

227 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-10-12

Study Completion Date

2020-01-09

Brief Summary

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To establish the optimal strategy of fall-risk assessment to predict falls in older adults receiving cancer therapy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Fall Risk Assessment Group

-Participants will complete baseline primarily self-administered cancer-specific geriatric assessments and measures of neuropathy and pain, an abbreviated geriatric assessment with each follow-up clinic visit (generally every 3-4 weeks in patients receiving systemic therapy) for 6-months of follow-up and a final end-of-study assessment.

Baseline Participant Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

* Section 1 contains demographic questions
* Section 2 contains daily activity questions with multiple choice answers, multiple physical function questions, and if the participants has fallen and how many falls have occurred in the last 6 months
* Section 3 has the participant list all medication
* Section 4 contains several questions about participant health (lists of illnesses and indicate if illness interferes with their activities)
* Section 5 contains several questions about participant fall concerns with answers ranging from 1=Not at all to 4=Very
* Section 6 contains multiple questions asking about emotional distress/depression, fatigue, pain interference, pain intensity, and numbness and tingling

Baseline Healthcare Provider Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

* Cognition: Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test which contains 6 questions that the provider will ask the participant. Form items 1-3, the response is either correct (score 0) or incorrect (score 1). For items 4-6, subtract one point for each error. Total score of 11 or greater indicates cognitive impairment (maximum score =28)
* Trail Making Test Part B - consists of 25 circles distributed over a sheet of paper. The circles include both numbers and letters; the participants draws lines to connect the circles in an ascending pattern, but with the added task of alternating between the numbers and letter. The test is timed.
* Timed "Up and "Go - the provider measures the time in seconds it takes for the participant to stand up from a standard arm chair, walk a distance of 3 meters, turn, walk back to the chair, and sit down again.

Follow-up Participant Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

* Section 1 contains multiple choice questions about daily actives and several physical function questions
* Section 2 asks the participants how many medications they take on a daily basis, indicate any medication for depression, anxiety, nausea , and other stomach conditions
* Section 3 contains multiple questions asking about emotional distress/depression, fatigue, pain interference, pain intensity, and numbness and tingling

Follow-up Healthcare Provider Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

* Trail Making Test Part B - consists of 25 circles distributed over a sheet of paper. The circles include both numbers and letters; the participants draws lines to connect the circles in an ascending pattern, but with the added task of alternating between the numbers and letter. The test is timed.
* Timed "Up and "Go - the provider measures the time in seconds it takes for the participant to stand up from a standard arm chair, walk a distance of 3 meters, turn, walk back to the chair, and sit down again.

End-of-study Participant Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

* Section 1 contains multiple choice questions about daily actives and several physical function questions
* Section 2 asks the participants how many medications they take on a daily basis, indicate any medication for depression, anxiety, nausea , and other stomach conditions
* Section 3 contains multiple questions about the participant's concern about falling with answers ranging from 1=Not at all to 4=Very
* Section 4 contains multiple questions asking about emotional distress/depression, fatigue, pain interference, pain intensity, and numbness and tingling

End-of-study Healthcare Provider Assessment

Intervention Type OTHER

* Cognition: Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test which contains 6 questions that the provider will ask the participant. Form items 1-3, the response is either correct (score 0) or incorrect (score 1). For items 4-6, subtract one point for each error. Total score of 11 or greater indicates cognitive impairment (maximum score =28)
* Trail Making Test Part B - consists of 25 circles distributed over a sheet of paper. The circles include both numbers and letters; the participants draws lines to connect the circles in an ascending pattern, but with the added task of alternating between the numbers and letter. The test is timed.
* Timed "Up and "Go - the provider measures the time in seconds it takes for the participant to stand up from a standard arm chair, walk a distance of 3 meters, turn, walk back to the chair, and sit down again.

Interventions

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Baseline Participant Assessment

* Section 1 contains demographic questions
* Section 2 contains daily activity questions with multiple choice answers, multiple physical function questions, and if the participants has fallen and how many falls have occurred in the last 6 months
* Section 3 has the participant list all medication
* Section 4 contains several questions about participant health (lists of illnesses and indicate if illness interferes with their activities)
* Section 5 contains several questions about participant fall concerns with answers ranging from 1=Not at all to 4=Very
* Section 6 contains multiple questions asking about emotional distress/depression, fatigue, pain interference, pain intensity, and numbness and tingling

Intervention Type OTHER

Baseline Healthcare Provider Assessment

* Cognition: Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test which contains 6 questions that the provider will ask the participant. Form items 1-3, the response is either correct (score 0) or incorrect (score 1). For items 4-6, subtract one point for each error. Total score of 11 or greater indicates cognitive impairment (maximum score =28)
* Trail Making Test Part B - consists of 25 circles distributed over a sheet of paper. The circles include both numbers and letters; the participants draws lines to connect the circles in an ascending pattern, but with the added task of alternating between the numbers and letter. The test is timed.
* Timed "Up and "Go - the provider measures the time in seconds it takes for the participant to stand up from a standard arm chair, walk a distance of 3 meters, turn, walk back to the chair, and sit down again.

Intervention Type OTHER

Follow-up Participant Assessment

* Section 1 contains multiple choice questions about daily actives and several physical function questions
* Section 2 asks the participants how many medications they take on a daily basis, indicate any medication for depression, anxiety, nausea , and other stomach conditions
* Section 3 contains multiple questions asking about emotional distress/depression, fatigue, pain interference, pain intensity, and numbness and tingling

Intervention Type OTHER

Follow-up Healthcare Provider Assessment

* Trail Making Test Part B - consists of 25 circles distributed over a sheet of paper. The circles include both numbers and letters; the participants draws lines to connect the circles in an ascending pattern, but with the added task of alternating between the numbers and letter. The test is timed.
* Timed "Up and "Go - the provider measures the time in seconds it takes for the participant to stand up from a standard arm chair, walk a distance of 3 meters, turn, walk back to the chair, and sit down again.

Intervention Type OTHER

End-of-study Participant Assessment

* Section 1 contains multiple choice questions about daily actives and several physical function questions
* Section 2 asks the participants how many medications they take on a daily basis, indicate any medication for depression, anxiety, nausea , and other stomach conditions
* Section 3 contains multiple questions about the participant's concern about falling with answers ranging from 1=Not at all to 4=Very
* Section 4 contains multiple questions asking about emotional distress/depression, fatigue, pain interference, pain intensity, and numbness and tingling

Intervention Type OTHER

End-of-study Healthcare Provider Assessment

* Cognition: Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test which contains 6 questions that the provider will ask the participant. Form items 1-3, the response is either correct (score 0) or incorrect (score 1). For items 4-6, subtract one point for each error. Total score of 11 or greater indicates cognitive impairment (maximum score =28)
* Trail Making Test Part B - consists of 25 circles distributed over a sheet of paper. The circles include both numbers and letters; the participants draws lines to connect the circles in an ascending pattern, but with the added task of alternating between the numbers and letter. The test is timed.
* Timed "Up and "Go - the provider measures the time in seconds it takes for the participant to stand up from a standard arm chair, walk a distance of 3 meters, turn, walk back to the chair, and sit down again.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥65
* Receiving systemic cancer therapy, including conventional chemotherapy, novel/targeted agents or hormonal agents (e.g. anti-estrogen or anti-androgen) OR will begin systemic therapy within the next 4 weeks.
* Estimated life expectancy \>1 year
* Anticipated to receive ongoing care at Siteman Cancer Center and its satellite sites
* Able to understand and willing to sign an IRB-approved written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria

* Unable to read and understand English
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Washington University School of Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Katherine Clifton, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Washington University School of Medicine

Locations

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Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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http://www.siteman.wustl.edu

Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine

Other Identifiers

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201609049

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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