The Management of Complicated Colo-rectal Cancer in Older Patients in the Emergency Setting: the CO-OLDER Study

Recruiting

• Conditions: Advanced Colorectal Cancer in Elderly Patient

• Registration Number: NCT05788224
• Lead Sponsor: Poissy-Saint Germain Hospital

Brief Summary

This is a multicenter observational study aimed to investigate the management of older patients aged 75 years old and over admitted to the emergency department with complicated colorectal cancer.

The final endpoint is to report morbidity and mortality in this group of frail individuals according to the shift of incidence of colorectal cancer in geriatric patients, over 2 periods: before the COVID pandemic outbreak (11th March 2020) and after the 11th March, during the ongoing pandemic.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-05-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-03-27
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-28
• Status Verified: 2023-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-22
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-24
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-30
• Study Completion: 2024-01-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients aged 75 years old and over;
• Admission to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain;
• Diagnosis of obstructed and/or perforated colorectal cancer.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients aged< 75 years old;
• Patients aged >=75 years old admitted with acute abdomen, not due to complicated colorectal cancer.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
mortality and morbidity correlated with the management of older (=>75 years old) patients admitted to emergency department with a complicated colorectal cancer	through study completion, an average of 1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

World Society of Emergency Surgery; 🇫🇷 Paris, France