Carolina Senior: UNC Registry for Older Cancer Patients
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Enrollment
- 3000
- Locations
- 7
- Primary Endpoint
- Creation of a registry of older patients within the University of North Carolina's healthcare system
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 10 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Gathering information about older patients with cancer may help the study of cancer in the future.
PURPOSE: This research study is gathering information from older patients with cancer into a registry.
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: Primary * To create a registry (to be called "Carolina Senior") of older patients with an appointment at North Carolina Cancer Hospital. * To have these patients complete a Geriatric Assessment (GA). Secondary * To measure the response rates of GAs of Carolina Senior patients and their satisfaction with a GA by measuring the percentage of patients contacted who consent to complete the GA; the percentage of patients able to complete the self-administered portion of the GA without assistance; the length of time necessary to complete the GA; the variance and number of missing items; the percentage of GAs that contain all 3 of the following items: Timed Up and Go Assessment, Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test, and healthcare professional-rated Karnofsky performance status; and patient satisfaction with the questionnaire by identifying items that are distressing or too difficult to comprehend. * To gather information, including patterns of patient care, that would lend support for future research in the 'Carolina Senior' population who receive a confirmed diagnosis of cancer (except for nonmelanoma skin cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease, or prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia without evidence of prostate cancer). OUTLINE: Patients complete a geriatric assessment, a multi-dimensional inter-disciplinary patient evaluation that includes an evaluation of a patient's functional status (ability to live independently at home and in the community), co-morbid medical conditions, cognition, psychological status, social functioning and support, medication review, and nutritional status. Patients' medical records are also reviewed. Patients' health status at 1 year is incorporated into the registry.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Creation of a registry of older patients within the University of North Carolina's healthcare system
Time Frame: 4 years
Completion of the Geriatric Assessment (GA)
Time Frame: Upon subject's first visit to the clinic
Secondary Outcomes
- Response rates of Geriatric Assessments of Carolina Senior patients and their satisfaction with the GA(2 years)
- Information that would lend support for future research(3 years)