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Evaluating a palliative care needs assessment tool in elderly cancer patients

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Geriatric patients with advanced cancer
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/01/011083
Lead Sponsor
Tata Memorial Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
250
Inclusion Criteria

1) All patients of age 60 years and above

2) With a diagnosis of advanced cancer referred

to Dept of Palliative Medicine at TMH

3) Patients who are able to give informed

consent to participate in the study

4) Patients with an ECOG 3 or less than 3

5) Patients communicating in Hindi, Marathi,

English

Exclusion Criteria

1)Patients with acute medical illnesses needing intensive inpatient care

2)Debility due to poorly controlled comorbid illness

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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