Geriatric Oncology Assessment and Coping Skills Training for Older Women on Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy (GOAL-AI)

July 28, 2026 updated by: Duke University

Geriatric Oncology Assessment to Link With Support for Older Women Taking Adjuvant Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy

Older women (≥65 years) with HR+ non-metastatic breast cancer experience high symptom burden and reduced quality of life during aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy. This hierarchical 2×2 factorial randomized controlled trial will test two interventions: (1) a clinic-level geriatric oncology assessment and support program (GOAL-AI) and (2) a patient-level CBT-based coping skills training (CST-AI). The study aims to improve pain, symptom burden, and health-related quality of life compared to enhanced usual care.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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452

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female, age ≥65 years
  • HR+ non-metastatic breast cancer
  • Within 12 months of starting AI therapy
  • English-speaking
  • Able to provide consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age <65 years
  • Metastatic cancer
  • Cognitive impairment preventing consent
  • Receiving care at multiple participating sites

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: GOAL-AI + CST-AI
Combination of clinic-level geriatric assessment and CBT-based coping skills training.
Behavioral: GOAL-AI
Clinic-level geriatric assessment and support program.
Behavioral: CST-AI
CBT-based coping skills training via telehealth.
Experimental: GOAL-AI alone
Clinic-level geriatric assessment and support only.
Behavioral: GOAL-AI
Clinic-level geriatric assessment and support program.
Experimental: CST-AI alone
CBT-based coping skills training only.
Behavioral: CST-AI
CBT-based coping skills training via telehealth.
No Intervention: Enhanced Usual Care
Standard care with educational materials.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in pain severity and interference as measured by the Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form
Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months
The Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF) will be used to assess pain severity and interference from pain across important life domains (e.g., general activity, work, relations with others). To calculate a pain severity score, the BPI-SF averages worst, least, average and current pain severity ratings on a 0 to 10 scale, with higher scores indicating more severe pain. To calculate a pain interference score, 7 items asking about interference from pain across different life domains will be averaged, with higher scores indicating higher pain interference.
Baseline, 6 months, 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in emotional distress, as measured by the PROMIS® Anxiety and Depression 4-item Short Forms
Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months
For the PROMIS® Anxiety and Depression 4-item Short Forms (4a, v1.0) items are summed to create a raw score from 4 to 20 that is converted to a T-score. Responses are on a 5-point scale from "never" (1) to "always" (5). Higher scores indicate higher emotional distress.
Baseline, 6 months, 12 months
Change in fatigue, as measured by the PROMIS® Fatigue 6-item Short Form
Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months
For the PROMIS® Fatigue 6-item Short Form (6a, v1.0) items are summed to create a raw score that is converted to a T-score. Participants are asked to think about the last week when responding to each item (e.g., "In the past 7 days, how run-down did you feel, on average?"), providing ratings on a scale from "not at all" (1) to "very much" (5). Sum scores may range from 6 to 30, with higher scores indicating higher fatigue.
Baseline, 6 months, 12 months
Change in physical function, as measured by the Five Times Sit to Stand Test (5xSST)
Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months
The Five Times Sit to Stand Test (5xSST) assesses functional lower extremity strength, balance, risk of fall, functional decline, and frailty. The amount of time it takes a patient to sit and stand five times in succession with arms folded across their chest is averaged across three trials.
Baseline, 6 months, 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Duke University

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Rebecca Shelby, PhD, Duke University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
October 15, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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November 30, 2030

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
November 30, 2030

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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November 14, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 14, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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November 18, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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July 29, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 28, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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November 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • Pro00118528

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

The following data will be preserved and shared: patient-reported data from study assessments, healthcare utilization data collected from the health record, AI adherence data collected via self-report and from the health record, physical function and geriatric assessment data collected by study staff in clinic and from the health record, and socio-demographic and medical data collected via patient report and health record.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

Data will be shared either at the time of publication or at the end of the performance period, whichever comes first. All data deposited with the Duke Research Data Repository will be retained for a minimum of 25 years according to their stated Retention Policy.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • ICF

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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