Improving treatment decisions for elderly cancer patients by including their preferences and performing an assessment.

[provisional] Improving shared treatment decision-making for onco-geriatric patients through a tailored, multidisciplinary approach including patient preferences and geriatric assessment.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON25276

Enrollment

250

Registered

2017-08-08

Start date

2014-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

frailty, cancer in the elderly, patient preferences, treatment objectives, treatment decisions frailty, kanker en ouderen, patientvoorkeuren, behandeldoelen, behandelbesluiten

Interventions

Geriatric Assessment including Time Up and Go (TUG), Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS), Groningen Frailty Indixcator (GFI) EORTC QLQ-c30 and eld14

Letterfluency Test, Charlson comorbidity index (CCI). Patient preference discussion and prioritisation using Options Tool, nurse-led interview.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: age >69 years; (suspicion of) solid tumour; referred to hospital for treatment; Dutch speaking

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: no malignancy; non-solid malignancy; Non-Dutch speaking

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in treatment advice; Geriatric assessment outcomes; Process of inclusion and decision-making	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
(Improved) outcome; Patient satisfaction	—

Contacts

Public ContactB.L. Leeuwen, van

University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Department of Surgery, P.O. Box 30.001

blvleeuwen@hetnet+31 (0)50 3612301

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)