Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Geriatrics
Conditions
Keywords
cancer, older persons, comprehensive geriatric assessment, geriatric interventions, patient compliance
Brief summary
The G-oncoCOACH study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) process coordinated by a geriatric team in combination with intensive patient coaching compared to the current standard of care, which is CGA coordinated by an oncology team.
Detailed description
The G-oncoCOACH study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) process coordinated by a geriatric team in combination with intensive patient coaching compared to the current standard of care, which is CGA coordinated by an oncology team. The Medical Research Council (MRC) Framework, developed to test complex interventions, is used to design this study. A multicenter randomized controlled trial will be conducted in two academic hospitals (UZ Brussel - UZ Leuven) with a follow-up at 3, 6 and 12 months after the start of systemic therapy. Patients will be recruited in both academic hospitals in the period between the cancer diagnosis and the start of the systemic therapy.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCGA coordination by geriatric team including intensive patient coaching and follow-up
In the intervention group, the CGA including geriatric recommendations for interventions will be coordinated by the geriatric team and will be complemented with patient coaching. This intervention aims to support patient empowerment by improving self-efficacy and supporting self-management of existing age-related problems before systemic therapy or occurring during systemic therapy, and includes an individual counselling session at start of systemic therapy to discuss the recommendations with the patient and to determine their priorities.
Sponsors
Kom Op Tegen Kanker
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
70 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients aged 70 years and older * diagnosis of cancer (solid tumors) * starting systemic therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy or hormonal therapy) * curative intent (neo-adjuvant / adjuvant / concomitant / other) * palliative intent (first line / second line) * patients must be able to comply with the study procedures * physician-estimated life expectancy must be more than 6 months
Exclusion criteria
* patients with antihormonal monotherapy * previous participation in geriatric intervention studies * patients included in clinical trials with non-registered anticancer drugs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of Life (QoL): EORTC QLQ-C30 | QoL at 6 months since the start of the systemic therapy | QoL measured by the EORTC Qlq - C30. HRQOL evaluation was performed using the European Organization for Research and Treatment Quality of Life Questionnaire core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) Global Health Status Scale (GHS). The two general questions 29 and 30 are selected: How would you rate your overall health during the past week? and How would you rate your overall quality of life during the past week?. Patients answer these two questions by means of seven-point Likert scales and the two scores are combined to define the GHS. The GHS score is linearly transformed to a 0-100 score to facilitate statistical interpretation. A higher HRQOL is reported by a higher GHS score. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evolution in QoL: EORTC QLQ-C30 | over 1 year follow up since the start of the systemic therapy | QoL measured by the EORTC Qlq - C30. HRQOL evaluation was performed using the European Organization for Research and Treatment Quality of Life Questionnaire core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) Global Health Status Scale (GHS). The two general questions 29 and 30 are selected: How would you rate your overall health during the past week? and How would you rate your overall quality of life during the past week?. Patients answer these two questions by means of seven-point Likert scales and the two scores are combined to define the GHS. The GHS score is linearly transformed to a 0-100 score to facilitate statistical interpretation. A higher HRQOL is reported by a higher GHS score. |
| Measurement of patient satisfaction: questionnaire | over 1 year follow up since the start of the systemic therapy | Self-constructed questionnaire on patient satisfaction measuring the satisfaction of the patient with the care that has been received since the start of the systemic treatment (using a 5-point Likert scale; range 1 (not satisfied at all) -5 (very satisfied)) |
| Evolution of functional status (FS) measured by Activities of Daily Living (ADL) | over 1 year follow up since the start of the systemic therapy | FS measured by Activities of Daily Living (ADL). The ADL scale includes six items (bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, continence and feeding), with a score for each item scores ranging from one (able to perform the activity) to four (unable to perform the activity) (range: 6-24). |
| Evolution of functional status (FS) measured by Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) | over 1 year follow up since the start of the systemic therapy | FS measured by Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL). The Lawton scale includes eight items (ability to use the telephone, shopping, cooking, housekeeping, doing laundry, taking own medication, making transports and ability to handle finances), with a score for each item of zero (low function, dependent) or one (high function, independent). Because some of these items (cooking, housekeeping and doing laundry) are only fully applicable in women, these three items were not assessed in males in the original form, so the total score in men ranged from zero to five (range women: 0-8; range men: 0-5). |
| Rate of falls | at 3, 6 and 12 months since the start of systemic therapy | Rate of falls measured by self-report of fall history |
| QoL: EORTC QLQ-C30 | QoL at 3 and 12 months since the start of the systemic therapy | QoL measured by the EORTC Qlq - C30. HRQOL evaluation was performed using the European Organization for Research and Treatment Quality of Life Questionnaire core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) Global Health Status Scale (GHS). The two general questions 29 and 30 are selected: How would you rate your overall health during the past week? and How would you rate your overall quality of life during the past week?. Patients answer these two questions by means of seven-point Likert scales and the two scores are combined to define the GHS. The GHS score is linearly transformed to a 0-100 score to facilitate statistical interpretation. A higher HRQOL is reported by a higher GHS score. |
| Measurement of geriatric recommendations | at 3, 6 and 12 months since the start of systemic therapy | Number of geriatric recommendations and adherence of geriatric recommendations (= geriatric interventions) |
| Measurement of actions undertaken | at 3, 6 and 12 months since the start of systemic therapy | Number of actions undertaken within the geriatric interventions and adherence to actions undertaken (= patient compliance) defined as the degree to which a patient correctly follows the actions undertaken within the geriatric interventions. |
| Overall Survival | over 2 year follow-up since the start of systemic therapy | the length of time from the start of treatment and death from any cause |
| Number of patients with premature interruption of systemic therapy | over 1 year follow up since the start of the systemic therapy | Premature interruption of systemic therapy is defined as the complete discontinuation of the systemic therapy the patient receives in this study. |
| Measurement of systemic therapy-related adverse events | over 1 year follow up since the start of the systemic therapy | Measurement of systemic therapy-related adverse events based on the NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, NCI CTCAE, version 5.0, grade 3 - 4 |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed