NCT05066139

Multidisciplinary Evaluation of Elderly Patients With Digestive Cancer (EPODIG-G)

Monocentric Randomized Study Evaluating the Impact of an Early Multidisciplinary Program in Elderly Subjects Starting a Chemotherapy for Digestive Cancer: Multidisciplinary Evaluation of Elderly Patients With Digestive Cancer (EPODIG-G)

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 144 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Centre Paul Strauss · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a monocentric, comparative, open-label, randomized parallel group study enrolling elderly subjects hospitalized in Strasbourg Europe Cancerology Institute (ICANS), starting chemotherapy or targeted therapy for the treatment of digestive cancer.

Detailed description

At the ICANS an EPODIG-G program, consisting in a coordination of supportive care that are existing in the Institute, is proposed to elderly patients with digestive cancer. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of this early multidisciplinary geriatric program (EPODIG-G), when it is initiated before therapeutic treatment.

Conditions

• Digestive System Disease
• Neoplasms

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	EPODIG-G program (coordination of supportive care)	EPODIG-G program includes: a nutritional evaluation (laboratory tests: albumin, pre-albumin, C reactive protein and vitamin D dosage, nutritional status, Handgrip test, Simple Evaluation of Food Intake (SEFI), spontaneous food intake evaluation) ; a medication reconciliation ; physical therapy (Six Minute Walk Test)

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-09-17
• Primary completion: 2030-10-17
• Completion: 2030-10-17
• First posted: 2021-10-04
• Last updated: 2026-01-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France