Clinical trial · Interventional
Improving the Approach to and Management of the Older Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient
Improving the Approach to and Management of the Older Metastatic Breast Cancer Patient Via a Provider Didactic Intervention
- 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 study is to enhance the care of older metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients by increasing awareness among oncology providers as to the unique aspects of care required for older patients. The goal of the study is to educate providers on the utility of geriatric assessment in guiding therapy of older metastatic breast cancer patients. The investigators will also assess the feasibility and benefit of incorporating geriatric self-assessments into clinical practice. The study will include three phases.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metastatic Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Didactic session | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Provider Didactic Intervention
- description
- Phase 1 - Providers complete a needs assessment questionnaire. Phase 2 - Providers participate in an hour long didactic session, and begin enrolling eligible metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients. Enrolled MBC patients complete a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). Providers complete a treatment plan questionnaire and a CGA utility questionnaire. Phase 3 - Providers are administered a final questionnaire evaluating their overall view of this educational intervention.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Didactic session
- Behavioral: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Number of geriatric abnormalities detected
- timeFrame
- 18 months
- description
- Investigators will test the proportions of patients having at least one abnormality detected by the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment that was missed in the standard clinical assessment compared to a null-hypothesis rate of 5%.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Evidence of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) * Ongoing active therapy for MBC * Ability to sign informed consent, and complete a self-assessment evaluation. * Life expectancy \>3 months Exclusion Criteria: * No evidence of MBC * Inability to read and understand English * Not on active therapy
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