NCT01471483

Geriatric Assessment and Nursing Telephone Intervention in Elderly Women With Ovarian Cancer

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Older woman with ovarian cancer have a worse prognosis compared to younger patients. However, the reason is not known. Currently, the standard of care is to evaluate younger and older patients with cancer the same way. However, older patients with cancer often have more complicated issues to manage. For example, older patients often have other medical problems, take more medications, and be dependent on others for help and transportation. Too often, the medical team is unaware of these issues which can effect the patients care. The purpose of this study is to apply a set of questions designed specifically for patients with cancer who are older than 65 years of age. These questions are called a geriatric assessment. The investigators want to better understand which older patients with ovarian cancer will be able to tolerate the chemotherapy and surgery and why. This study will also see if a telephone call from a nurse who specializes in caring for older patients will improve patient care. This study will determine how feasible it is to perform geriatric assessments and telephone calls in patients with ovarian cancer.

Conditions

• Ovarian Cancer
• Peritoneal Cancer
• Fallopian Tube Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	geriatric assessment and telephone call from nurse	The geriatric assessment will be completed at four time points: 1) on the day the patient receives a new chemotherapy regimen or within 30 days prior, 2) within 30 days of completion of the chemotherapy regimen (or at 12 months from study entry +/-30 days if the chemotherapy regimen is still being continued), 3) within 30 days prior to surgical debulking, and 4) 30 days after surgical debulking. The patient will receive a phone call once a week by a nurse who is an expert in caring for older patients. He/she will be asking questions about symptoms, medications and support at home. Each call is designed to last less than 30 minutes.
OTHER	geriatric assessment and no call from nurse	The geriatric assessment will be completed at four time points: 1) on the day the patient receives a new chemotherapy regimen or within 30 days prior, 2) within 30 days of completion of the chemotherapy regimen (or at 12 months from study entry +/-30 days if the chemotherapy regimen is still being continued), 3) within 30 days prior to surgical debulking, and 4) 30 days after surgical debulking. They will not receive the phone calls, questions and symptoms will be addressed directly by the doctors and nurses on the medical and surgical teams.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-11-08
• Primary completion: 2025-04-17
• Completion: 2025-04-17
• First posted: 2011-11-15
• Last updated: 2025-04-23

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: United States