Improving Survivorship Care for Older Adults After Chemotherapy

University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Survivorship

Treatments: Behavioral: Geriatric Assessment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04405115

2019028

Details and patient eligibility

About

The researchers want to find out if older adults receiving a survivorship care plan followed by a geriatric assessment visit improves quality of life and satisfaction with care compared to receiving only a survivorship care plan for older adults who have completed chemotherapy for cancer treatment.

Full description

This study is a pilot randomized trial to examine whether a geriatric assessment-enhanced survivorship care plan improves satisfaction, knowledge and health-related quality of life compared to standard survivorship care plans among older adults who have completed curative chemotherapy for cancer. The investigator's hypothesis is that older adults who receive a geriatric assessment-enhanced survivorship care plan will report improved satisfaction with care, health-related quality of life, and knowledge and preparedness for survivorship care needs.

Enrollment: 70 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. age 65 years and above and
2. Have diagnosis of cancer and have completed chemotherapy with curative (not palliative) intent and
3. have been scheduled to receive a survivorship care plan from an oncology navigator.

Exclusion criteria

1. advanced dementia or serious cognitive impairment that would impede ability to participate in the interview
2. nursing home resident.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

No intervention arm

No Intervention group

Description:

routine care only; will not be scheduled for comprehensive geriatric assessment

Active comparator arm

Active Comparator group

Description:

those that will be scheduled for comprehensive geriatric assessment with a geriatric nurse practitioner or physician

Treatment:

Behavioral: Geriatric Assessment