None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a brief electronic questionnaire is a feasible, useful and acceptable way to help guide treatment in older adults with cancer. Who is it for? You may be able to take part in this study if you have been referred to the Border Medical Oncology Unit in Albury, and are over the age of 70. Study details In this study, all participants will be required to fill in an electronic questionnaire and undergo two assessments completed by a clinician. The electronic questionnaire contains 21 questions about ability to perform activities of daily living, emotion and mood, supports at home, medications and other questions that may help the oncologist choose the most appropriate treatment. Two other assessments will be performed by a clinician after the questionnaire is completed. These are a test of the participant's ability to stand from a chair and walk 3 metres (Timed Up and Go) and a test of memory (Mini-COG) It is hoped that this research will help determine whether the electronic Rapid Fitness Assessment will help provide better treatment for patients with cancer in regional centres.
Interventions
The electronic Rapid Fitness Assessment (eRFA) is a set of seven previously validated geriatric assessment and screening tools that can be used to determine the need for a comprehensive geriatric assessment and guide service provision.
The eRFA is a web-based questionnaire that is mostly self assessed but also contains two tests to be performed by a clinician: the Timed Up and Go (TUG) and the Mini-COG. The TUG and Mini-COG will be administered by a research nurse or medical oncologist.
The eRFA
The electronic Rapid Fitness Assessment (eRFA) is a set of seven previously validated geriatric assessment and screening tools that can be used to determine the need for a comprehensive geriatric assessment and guide service provision. The eRFA is a web-based questionnaire that is mostly self assessed but also contains two tests to be performed by a clinician: the Timed Up and Go (TUG) and the Mini-COG. The TUG and Mini-COG will be administered by a research nurse or medical oncologist. The eRFA measures major domains of geriatric assessment (e.g. activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), depression, nutritional status, social support status, polypharmacy) while patients are waiting for their appointment with the medical oncologist. The questionnaire involves 21 questions and takes between 10 and 15 minutes to complete. The eRFA (including the TUG and MiniCOG) will be administered on one occasion only, prior to the first appointment with the oncologist.
Sponsors
Border Medical Oncology Research Unit
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
70 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Patients referred for an opinion at Border Medical Oncology clinic (outpatient/ambulatory service) 2. Age 70 years or older.
Exclusion criteria
Patients assessed as an inpatient as the first appointment with a BMO oncologist
Outcome results
None listed