Falls Risk Questionnaire in Older Adults With Cancer

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer; Geriatric Assessment

• Registration Number: NCT02204137
• Lead Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to look at the use of a series of questionnaires evaluating risk for falls in order to collect information that might be used to develop a larger study aiming to recognize who is more at risk for falls and how to best intervene to prevent falls in older adults with cancer.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-07-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-07-28
• Study First Posted: 2014-07-30
• Study Start: 2014-08
• Primary Completion: 2014-11
• Study Completion: 2014-11
• Status Verified: 2017-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-04-27
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 21

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 65 or older; 5 patients will be enrolled in each of the following age cohorts: 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 and older
• Diagnosis of cancer, any type
• Currently receiving or anticipated to initiate systemic cancer therapy within 1 month, including endocrine therapy, chemotherapy or targeted therapies
• Able to understand and willing to sign an IRB-approved written informed consent document

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to understand written English
• Psychiatric illness/social situation that would limit compliance with the study requirements
• Unable to walk.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percent completion of the Fall Risk Questionnaire (FRQ) and the Cancer and Aging Research Group Geriatric Assessment (CARG GA) of enrolled patients	Day 1	The percent of patients who complete the assessment will be calculated. Successful completion will be defined as the completion of all items on the questionnaires. If more than 85% of subjects are able to complete the FRQ and CARG GA, the assessment will be deemed feasible.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to completion of FRQ and CARG GA of enrolled patients	Day 1
Satisfaction with the questionnaires	Day 1	We will calculate the frequency of participant feedback that 1) certain questions that were difficult to understand 2) the questionnaire was too short or too long 3) questions were upsetting or 4) the questionnaire left out important questions to ask. Open-ended follow-up questions in which the participants will be given the opportunity to write out their responses will be examined qualitatively for recurring themes of particular questions that were unsatisfactory
Psychological consequences of falling	Day 1	Uses the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Gynecologic Oncology Group Neurotoxicity Scale (FACT GOG/NTX)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Washington University School of Medicine; 🇺🇸 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States