Clinical trial · Observational
The Management of Complicated Colo-rectal Cancer in Older Patients in the Emergency Setting: the CO-OLDER Study
NCT05788224CI-TRIAL-00066629CO-OLDERunknownClinicalTrials.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 is a multicenter observational study aimed to investigate the management of older patients aged 75 years old and over admitted to the emergency department with complicated colorectal cancer. The final endpoint is to report morbidity and mortality in this group of frail individuals according to the shift of incidence of colorectal cancer in geriatric patients, over 2 periods: before the COVID pandemic outbreak (11th March 2020) and after the 11th March, during the ongoing pandemic.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Colorectal Cancer in Elderly Patient | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- mortality and morbidity correlated with the management of older (=>75 years old) patients admitted to emergency department with a complicated colorectal cancer
- timeFrame
- through study completion, an average of 1 year
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 75 years old and over; * Admission to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain; * Diagnosis of obstructed and/or perforated colorectal cancer. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients aged\< 75 years old; * Patients aged \>=75 years old admitted with acute abdomen, not due to complicated colorectal cancer.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDDE Simone B, Abu-Zidan FM, Podda M, Pellino G, Sartelli M, Coccolini F, DI Saverio S, Biffl WL, Kaafarani HM, Moore EE, Dhesi JK, Moug S, Ansaloni L, Avenia N, Catena F; CO-OLDER Collaborators. The management of complicated colorectal cancer in older patients in a global perspective after COVID-19: the CO-OLDER WSES project. Minerva Surg. 2024 Jun;79(3):273-285. doi: 10.23736/S2724-5691.23.10165-1. PMID 38847766