NCT05809557

EMR Chemotoxicity Risk Calculator To Decrease Chemotherapy Toxicity

Effect of an EMR Chemotoxicity Risk Calculator Availability To Decrease Chemotherapy Toxicity in Adults With Cancer

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (actual)
• Sponsor: Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will formally test the quality improvement intervention of an EMR based tool that informs medical oncologists visiting a patient for the first time of potential risk of chemotherapy toxicity.

Conditions

• Oncology
• Chemotherapeutic Toxicity
• Metastatic Solid Tumor

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Chemotherapy toxicity tool	CARG is an EMR based tool that informs medical oncologists visiting a patient for the first time of potential risk of chemotherapy toxicity. This intervention will make available a simple calculator which includes: Gender, Height and weight, Cancer Subtype, Hemoglobin, How is your hearing (with hearing aid, if needed)?, Number of falls in the past 6 months, Can you take your own medicines, Does your health limit you in walking one block., During the past 4 weeks, how much of the time has your physical health or emotional problems interfered with your social activities (like visiting with friends, relatives, etc.)? and Glomerular filtration rate. The CARG chemotoxicity calculator will be built into the patient navigator and its use will be assessed on a monthly basis and used to inform iteration.
OTHER	Oncology Consultation	Oncologists will consult new patient with a new diagnosis of cancer.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-09
• Primary completion: 2023-06-09
• Completion: 2024-01-09
• First posted: 2023-04-12
• Last updated: 2024-02-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States