Use of a Pre-Surgical Toolkit in Improving Surgical Care and Outcomes in Older Participants With Cancer

NCT ID: NCT03857620

Last Updated: 2025-02-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

325 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-07-24

Study Completion Date

2025-10-31

Brief Summary

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This trial studies how well the use of a pre-surgical toolkit (OPTI-Surg) works in improving surgical care and outcomes in older participants with cancer. In many elderly patients, surgery can greatly affect physical condition and the ability to return to pre-surgery levels of physical functioning. Providing pre-surgical recommendations may help improve participants' recovery rate and functioning after surgery.

Detailed Description

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To compare 8-week postoperative function among elderly patients between sites randomized to implement the OPTI-Surg toolkit with or without a coach versus sites randomized to usual care.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To compare postoperative morbidity between sites randomized to implement the OPTI-Surg toolkit with or without a coach versus sites randomized to usual care.

II. To compare the penetration of the OPTI-Surg toolkit between sites randomized to implement the OPTI-Surg toolkit with a coach versus sites randomized to implement the OPTI-Surg toolkit without a coach.

Trial Design:

OUTLINE: Healthcare providers/institutions are randomized to 1 of 3 arms. Patients/participants receive the intervention based on which arm their healthcare provider is in.

ARM I: Healthcare providers/institutions perform usual care.

ARM II: Healthcare providers/institutions receive OPTI-Surg training and informational materials.

ARM III: Healthcare providers/institutions receive OPTI-Surg training and informational materials and meet with a coach.

After conclusion of study, participants are followed up at 8 and 12 weeks post surgery, and healthcare providers/institutions are followed up 6-9 months after the last patient is registered.

Conditions

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Malignant Neoplasm Surgical Procedure, Unspecified Health Care Provider Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm I (usual care)

Healthcare providers/institutions perform usual care.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Best Practice

Intervention Type OTHER

Receive usual care

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Arm II (OPTI-Surg training and materials)

Healthcare providers/institutions receive OPTI-Surg training and informational materials.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Informational Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Receive OPTI-Surg program materials

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Arm III (OPTI-Surg training and materials, coach)

Healthcare providers/institutions receive OPTI-Surg training and informational materials and meet with a coach.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Questionnaire Administration

Intervention Type OTHER

Ancillary studies

Informational Intervention with Coaching

Intervention Type OTHER

Receive OPTI-Surg program materials plus individual coaching

Interventions

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Best Practice

Receive usual care

Intervention Type OTHER

Informational Intervention

Receive OPTI-Surg program materials

Intervention Type OTHER

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

Intervention Type OTHER

Informational Intervention with Coaching

Receive OPTI-Surg program materials plus individual coaching

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients must have known or suspected cancer diagnosis and have one of the following cancer-directed operations planned:

* Gastrectomy
* Colectomy
* Proctectomy
* Esophagectomy
* Pancreatectomy
* Hepatectomy
* Total cystectomy
* Partial or total nephrectomy
* Lung lobectomy/pneumonectomy
* Patients with known metastatic disease with a plan for curative intent resection are eligible (e.g. curative liver resection for metastatic colorectal cancer).
* Patients with double primaries undergoing planned curative operation for both are eligible (e.g. synchronous colon cancers undergoing colectomy to treat both).
* Patients must be able to speak and complete questionnaires in English.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients undergoing emergent surgery are not eligible.
* Patients under active treatment such as chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, radiation treatment, etc. for second primary, are not eligible.
* Patients with second primary are not eligible.
* Patients with known metastatic disease who are undergoing palliative resection are not eligible.
* Patients with psychiatric illness or other mental impairment that would preclude their ability to give informed consent or to participate in the prehabilitation program are not eligible.
Minimum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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George J. Chang, MD, MS

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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Helen F Graham Cancer Center

Newark, Delaware, United States

Site Status

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

Augusta University Medical Center

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Memorial Health University Medical Center

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Queen's Medical Center

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Site Status

Advocate Christ Medical Center

Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Carle Cancer Center

Urbana, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Iowa Methodist Medical Center

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Site Status

Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Site Status

University of Kansas Cancer Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Site Status

University of Kansas Hospital-Westwood Cancer Center

Westwood, Kansas, United States

Site Status

LSU Healthcare Network / Metairie Multi-Specialty Clinic

Metairie, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Louisiana State University Health Science Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Spectrum Health at Butterworth Campus

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Fairview Southdale Hospital

Edina, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Hennepin County Medical Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

North Memorial Medical Health Center

Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Desoto

Southhaven, Mississippi, United States

Site Status

Mercy Hospital Springfield

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Site Status

CoxHealth South Hospital

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Overlook Hospital

Summit, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Montefiore Medical Center-Einstein Campus

The Bronx, New York, United States

Site Status

Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

The Bronx, New York, United States

Site Status

Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Site Status

Miami Valley Hospital South

Centerville, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Geisinger Medical Center

Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

VCU Massey Cancer Center at Stony Point

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Ascension Southeast Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus

Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Marshfield Medical Center-EC Cancer Center

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Ascension Southeast Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin

Franklin, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield

Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Aurora Saint Luke's Medical Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Marshfield Clinic-Minocqua Center

Minocqua, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake

Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Marshfield Medical Center-River Region at Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Marshfield Medical Center - Weston

Weston, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Zahrieh D, Croghan IT, Inselman JW, Mandrekar SJ. Guidelines for Data and Safety Monitoring in Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trials Using Case Studies. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 Nov;98(11):1712-1726. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2023.02.019.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37923529 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan, and Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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NCI-2018-01512

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

UG1CA189823

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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A231601CD

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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