Clinical trial · Interventional
Transdisciplinary Intervention Integrating Geriatric And Palliative Care With Oncology Care For Older Adults With Cancer
Pilot Study Of A Transdisciplinary Intervention Integrating Geriatric And Palliative Care With Oncology Care For Older Adults With Cancer
- 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)
The purpose of this research study is to pilot test a transdisciplinary intervention that integrates both geriatrics and palliative care with routine oncology care for older adults with incurable cancer. The investigators will explore their perceptions of the supportive care needs of older patients with cancer. Using these data, the investigators will finalize the transdisciplinary intervention and perform a pilot, randomized trial of the transdisciplinary intervention versus usual care in patients age ≥65 with newly diagnosed, incurable cancer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transdisciplinary Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Usual Oncology Care | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Transdisciplinary Intervention
- description
- Patients randomized to the Transdisciplinary Intervention will undergo evaluation with a board-certified geriatric clinician, who will tailor their care based on the results of a brief geriatric screening tool. -Investigators will test a two-visit Transdisciplinary Intervention with the first visit occurring within four weeks of enrollment and the second visit four weeks after the initial visit.
- interventionNames
- Other: Transdisciplinary Intervention
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Usual Care
- description
- Participants receiving Usual Oncology Care will not meet routinely with geriatric clinicians, though they may receive a geriatrics consult at their request or at the discretion of their treating team.
- interventionNames
- Other: Usual Oncology Care
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 65 or older * Diagnosed with incurable (defined as metastatic or receiving chemotherapy with palliative intent) esophageal, gastric, pancreas, hepatobiliary, colorectal, or lung cancer within the prior 8 weeks (including patients with prior diagnosis of cancer who developed incurable disease) * Verbal fluency in English * Planning to receive care at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Exclusion Criteria: * Unwilling or unable to participate in the study * Significant psychiatric, cognitive or other comorbid disease which the treating clinician believes prohibits informed consent or participation in the study * No medical problems for geriatric clinician to address (e.g. comorbidities, polypharmacy, etc.)
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