Assessment of Older Adults With Cancer: Feasibility of Computer Survey Methodology
研究概览
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详细说明
Patients older than age 65, in comparison to those younger than 65, have an 11-fold increased cancer incidence and a 16-fold increase in cancer mortality. The population at risk is growing rapidly: the number of adults age 65 and older is expected to double in the next 30 years. In order to adequately care for this growing population of older adults, oncologists need an assessment tool that provides information regarding an older individual's "functional age" in comparison to their "chronological age." The technology of geriatric assessment could potentially help identify those older adults who are more vulnerable to complications from cancer treatment. This inter-disciplinary assessment provides information regarding the patient's functional status, comorbid medical conditions, other medications, nutritional status, psychological state, social support, and cognition.
Hurria and colleagues developed a geriatric assessment for older adults with cancer, which includes well validated measures of functional status, comorbid medical conditions, nutritional status, psychological state, cognitive function, social activity, and social support. Pilot data demonstrates the feasibility of this assessment which can be completed in less than 30 minutes; however, this assessment is completed by "pencil and paper" and requires an interviewer to deliver and score the assessment.
Loscalzo, Clark, and colleagues have developed a computer methodology in order to assess the needs of patients with cancer of all ages. The assessment is completed by the patients and a scoring algorithm is developed to provide a summary of the patient's needs for the healthcare team. This assessment is highly successful at identifying the needs of patients of all ages.
In this protocol, we will merge the research interests of Hurria, Loscalzo, and Clark by developing a computer survey program to capture the physical and psychological needs of older adults with cancer. The goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of computer survey methodology among older adults with cancer. For the purposes of this protocol we will accrue patients with lymphoma and lung cancer.
Schema:
- Identify an older adult (age 65 and older) with lymphoma or lung cancer.
- Describe the study to the patient: patient consents or refuses.
- Consenting patients complete the geriatric assessment via a computer survey.
- The following feasibility data will be captured: length of time to complete the assessment, patient's need for assistance to complete the assessment, satisfaction with the use of computer survey methodology to complete the assessment.
- The primary caretaker (if available) will be invited to participate in the protocol and complete a caregiver's survey of the patient's needs and questions about caregiver burden.
研究类型
注册 (预期的)
联系人和位置
学习地点
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California
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Duarte、California、美国、91010
- City of Hope Medical Center
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参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
接受健康志愿者
有资格学习的性别
取样方法
研究人群
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients must be > age of 65
- Diagnosis of lymphoma or lung cancer
- Be able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not fluent in English (because not all questionnaires have been validated in other languages)
学习计划
研究是如何设计的?
设计细节
队列和干预
团体/队列 |
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Group 1
Patients with lymphoma or lung cancer
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Group 2
Caregivers
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研究衡量的是什么?
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
大体时间 |
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Feasibility of delivering the geriatric assessment via computer survey methodology.
大体时间:Upon enrollment (one timepoint)
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Upon enrollment (one timepoint)
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次要结果测量
结果测量 |
大体时间 |
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% of patients who do not enter the study and reason why
大体时间:Upon enrollment (one timepoint)
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Upon enrollment (one timepoint)
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合作者和调查者
调查人员
- 首席研究员:Arti Hurria, MD、City of Hope Medical Center
研究记录日期
研究主要日期
学习开始
初级完成 (实际的)
研究完成 (实际的)
研究注册日期
首次提交
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首次发布 (估计)
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (估计)
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
最后验证
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其他研究编号
- 08147
- P50CA107399-04 (美国 NIH 拨款/合同)
- K23AG026749-01 (美国 NIH 拨款/合同)
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