Clinical trial · Interventional
A Geriatric Oncology Collaborative Care Intervention for Older Adults With Advanced Cancer
NCT03721926CI-TRIAL-00057650completedN/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)
The purpose of this research study is to develop a geriatric oncology collaborative care intervention to enhance the quality of life, symptom burden, and functional outcomes of older adults with advanced gastrointestinal (GI) and genitourinary (GU) cancers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geriatric Oncology Collaborative Care | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Usual Care | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Geriatric Oncology Collaborative Care
- description
- Patients receive three visits with a trained study nurse. At each visit, the study nurse will assess the patient's symptom burden, functional status, comorbid conditions, psychosocial issues, and medication use. The nurses can refer patients to specialists as needed. The study nurses will meet with a supervising support team, consisting of clinicians from geriatrics, palliative care, social work, and pharmacy to discuss each patient and review documentation. Following the team meetings, the nurses will document recommendations in the medical record and communicate with the primary oncology team, either in person or via phone, as appropriate. The study nurses will contact the supervising team in between meetings for any urgent issues or questions that arise.
- interventionNames
- Other: Geriatric Oncology Collaborative Care
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Usual Care
- description
- Participants assigned to receive usual oncology care will not meet with the study nurses, though they may receive geriatric or palliative care consults at their request or at the discretion of their treating oncologist.
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 65 or older * Diagnosed with advanced (defined as metastatic or receiving therapy with palliative intent) esophageal, gastric, pancreas, hepatobiliary, colorectal, renal, bladder, or prostate cancer within the past 8 weeks (includes patients with a new diagnosis, progression or recurrence). * ECOG performance status of 0-2 * Ability to read and respond to questions in English * Planning to receive care at MGH Exclusion Criteria: \- Uncontrolled psychiatric illness or impaired cognition
References
Publications (0)
Data not yet available
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