Clinical trial · Interventional
RCT on Elderly Patients Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Surgery With Enhanced Geriatric Care
A Randomised Controlled Trial on Preoperative Elderly Patients Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Surgery With Enhanced Geriatric Input
NCT02352688CI-TRIAL-00028729completedN/AClinicalTrials.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)
This study evaluates the effects of enhanced geriatric input on elderly patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery. Half of the participants will received additional pre, peri and post-operative care from the geriatric team, while the other half will receive standard surgical care.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced Colorectal Geriatric Care | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Enhanced Colorectal Geriatric Care
- description
- Multidisciplinary team involving in the elderly colorectal cancer patients' pre-, peri- and postoperative care.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Enhanced Colorectal Geriatric Care
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Standard Surgical Care
- description
- Standard care given to elderly patients undergoing colorectal cancer resection.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Length of postoperative hospital stay
- timeFrame
- up to 90 days
Secondary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Consecutive colorectal cancer patients (aged 70 and over) undergoing elective colorectal cancer surgery at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong 2. American Society of Anaesthesiologists fitness score of I, II or III Exclusion Criteria: 1. Colorectal cancer patients aged 69 or under undergoing colorectal surgery 2. Patients undergoing emergency colorectal cancer resection 3. Patients with benign pathology 4. Patients with evidence of locally advanced or metastatic spread of their primary disease 5. Patient who are unable to give informed consent
References
Publications (0)
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