Clinical trial · Observational
Registry of Older Patients With Cancer
Carolina Senior: UNC Registry for Older Cancer Patients
NCT01137825CI-TRIAL-00116164recruitingClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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.
Conditions
Conditions (9)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders | Myeloproliferative Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Cognitive/Functional Effects | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Leukemia | Leukemia | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Lymphoma | Lymphoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Lymphoproliferative Disorder | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms | Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Myelodysplastic Syndromes | Myelodysplastic Syndrome | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific | Adult Solid Neoplasm | ALIAS |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Creation of a registry of older patients within the University of North Carolina's healthcare system
- timeFrame
- 4 years
- measure
- Completion of the Geriatric Assessment (GA)
- timeFrame
- Upon subject's first visit to the clinic
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Information that would lend support for future research
- timeFrame
- 3 years
- description
- 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
- measure
- Response rates of Geriatric Assessments of Carolina Senior patients and their satisfaction with the GA
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Patients must have an appointment at the North Carolina Cancer Hospital and agree to complete the Geriatric Assessment NOTE: Not all patients included in the registry will ultimately be diagnosed with cancer. Patients who complete a GA and are not diagnosed with cancer will remain in the database, but will be categorized into a separate group and will not have their medical records accessed. PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Able to read and speak English PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Not specified
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDPergolotti M, Langer MM, Deal AM, Muss HB, Nyrop K, Williams G. Mental status evaluation in older adults with cancer: Development of the Mental Health Index-13. J Geriatr Oncol. 2019 Mar;10(2):241-245. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2018.08.009. Epub 2018 Sep 8. PMID 30205939
- DERIVEDGuerard EJ, Deal AM, Williams GR, Jolly TA, Nyrop KA, Muss HB. Falls in Older Adults With Cancer: Evaluation by Oncology Providers. J Oncol Pract. 2015 Nov;11(6):470-4. doi: 10.1200/JOP.2014.003517. Epub 2015 Jul 14. PMID 26175532