Predictive Value of Geriatric Oncology Screening and Geriatric Assessment in Older Patients With Solid Cancers

NCT ID: NCT04686851

Last Updated: 2023-12-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

322 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-11-01

Study Completion Date

2024-06-01

Brief Summary

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A Randomized Clinical Trial examining the effects of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment as an add on to oncologic treatment. Participants included are cancer patients found eligible for oncologic treatment, age 70 or more, and screened frail with the Geriatric 8 screening tool.

Detailed Description

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This study aims to examine the effects of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and interventions on prognosis in the older frail cancer patient in a Randomized Clinical Trial design.

Patients screened frail with the Geriatric 8 screening tool, aged 70 or more, and found eligible for oncologic treatment, will be included. We plan to enrol a total of 322 cancer patients for 12 months. Participants will be allocated randomly to either interventional or control group.

Participants in the interventional group will be offered a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and intervention at the start-up of cancer treatment. The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment will be an add on to standardized cancer treatment offered at the Oncologic Outpatient Clinic at Odense University Hospital.

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment will be performed by a team consisting of a doctor, nurse and physiotherapist. If needed, referral to a dietician or an occupational therapist for further evaluation will be made. The health issues are assessed using validated tests based on a Danish version of the Geriatric Core Dataset (G-CODE). Follow-up on Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment is scheduled for one month after initial evaluation.

The randomized groups will be compared with respect to primary and secondary endpoints.

Conditions

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Frailty Cancer Age

Keywords

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Frailty Aged Neoplasms Cancer Patients Geriatric Screening Geriatric 8 Geriatric Assessment Randomized Clinical Trial

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized Clinical Trial with 2 randomized 1:1 parallel study groups
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Intervention

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and follow-up as add on to standard oncologic care

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and follow-up

Intervention Type OTHER

All patients will receive standardized oncological treatment according to national guidelines. For patients randomized to the intervention arm, a full Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and corresponding interventions on identified health issues will be performed alongside oncologic treatment. The domains are assessed using validated tests based on a Danish version of the Geriatric Core Dataset (G-CODE). The domains are cognition, mood, comorbidity, functional status, physical status, polypharmacy, nutrition, fall risc and social support. The CGA will be performed by the PhD-student (geriatric resident) or a geriatrician together with geriatric nurses at the Department of Geriatric Medicine, OUH. Nutritional status and interventions are assessed by a dietician. A physical therapist will evaluate the physical performance as part of the CGA.

Follow-up on initial treatment plan is scheduled to one month after baseline CGA.

Control

standard oncologic care according to national guidelines

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and follow-up

All patients will receive standardized oncological treatment according to national guidelines. For patients randomized to the intervention arm, a full Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and corresponding interventions on identified health issues will be performed alongside oncologic treatment. The domains are assessed using validated tests based on a Danish version of the Geriatric Core Dataset (G-CODE). The domains are cognition, mood, comorbidity, functional status, physical status, polypharmacy, nutrition, fall risc and social support. The CGA will be performed by the PhD-student (geriatric resident) or a geriatrician together with geriatric nurses at the Department of Geriatric Medicine, OUH. Nutritional status and interventions are assessed by a dietician. A physical therapist will evaluate the physical performance as part of the CGA.

Follow-up on initial treatment plan is scheduled to one month after baseline CGA.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 70 years
* Living in the region of Southern Denmark
* Newly diagnosed solid tumours assessed eligible for antineoplastic treatment
* Vulnerable or frail (G8 ≤ 14)

Exclusion Criteria

* Inability to speak or understand Danish
* Inability to give informed consent
* Already consulting geriatric outpatient clinic
* Already receiving active treatment for other coexisting solid tumours, haematologic cancers, or non-melanoma skin cancer or has received oncologic treatment the past year
Minimum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Southern Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Danish Cancer Society

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Academy of Geriatric Cancer

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Odense Patient Data Explorative Network

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Region of Southern Denmark

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Odense University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ann-Kristine Weber Giger

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ann-Kristine W Giger, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Geriatric Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense

Cecilia M Lund, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Department of Medicine, Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen

Per Pfeiffer, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Department of Clinical Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense

Trine L Jørgensen, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Department of Clinical Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense

Marianne Ewertz, MD, DMSc

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense

Henrik Ditzel, MD, DMSc

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Department og Geriatric Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense

Jesper Ryg, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Department of Geriatric Medicine, Odense University Hospital

Locations

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Odense University Hospital

Odense, Southern Denmark, Denmark

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Denmark

Central Contacts

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Jesper Ryg, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 60152610

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Jesper Ryg, MD, Prof.

Role: primary

References

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Giger AW, Ditzel HM, Ditzel HJ, Ewertz M, Jorgensen TL, Pfeiffer P, Lund CM, Ryg J. Effects of comprehensive geriatric assessment-guided interventions on physical performance and quality of life in older patients with advanced cancer: A randomized controlled trial (PROGNOSIS-RCT). J Geriatr Oncol. 2024 Jan;15(1):101658. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2023.101658. Epub 2023 Nov 6.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37939628 (View on PubMed)

Giger AW, Ditzel HM, Jorgensen TL, Ditzel HJ, Mohammadnejad A, Ewertz M, Pfeiffer P, Lund CM, Ryg J. Predictive value of geriatric oncology screening and geriatric assessment of older patients with cancer: A randomized clinical trial protocol (PROGNOSIS-RCT). J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 Jan;13(1):116-123. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.07.005. Epub 2021 Aug 4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34362713 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R247-A14382

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

20/ 17768

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

PROGNOSIS-RCT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id