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NCT Number: NCT01137825

Registry of Older Patients With Cancer

RATIONALE: Gathering information about older patients with cancer may help the study of cancer in the future.

PURPOSE: This research study is gathering information from older patients with cancer into a registry.

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Conditions

Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders Amyloidosis Blast Crisis Blood Coagulation Disorders Blood Platelet Disorders Blood Protein Disorders Bone Marrow Diseases Bone Marrow Neoplasms Burkitt Lymphoma Carcinogenesis Cardiovascular Diseases Cell Transformation, Neoplastic Chronic Disease Cognitive/Functional Effects Congenital Abnormalities Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities DNA Virus Infections Disease Attributes Epstein-Barr Virus Infections Eye Neoplasms Hematologic Diseases Hematologic Neoplasms Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases Hemorrhagic Disorders Hemostatic Disorders Herpesviridae Infections Hodgkin Disease Immune System Diseases Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis Immunoproliferative Disorders Infections Intraocular Lymphoma Leukemia Leukemia, B-Cell Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute Leukemia, Hairy Cell Leukemia, Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell Leukemia, Lymphoid Leukemia, Mast-Cell Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive Leukemia, Myeloid Leukemia, Myeloid, Accelerated Phase Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic, Atypical, BCR-ABL Negative Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic-Phase Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic Leukemia, Neutrophilic, Chronic Leukemia, Prolymphocytic Leukemia, T-Cell Lymphadenopathy Lymphatic Diseases Lymphoma Lymphoma, B-Cell Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell Lymphoma, Follicular Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, T-Cell Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous Lymphoproliferative Disorder Lymphoproliferative Disorders Mast Cell Activation Disorders Mastocytosis Mastocytosis, Systemic Metabolic Diseases Multiple Myeloma Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm Mycosis Fungoides Myelodysplastic Syndromes Myelodysplastic-Myeloproliferative Diseases Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Myeloproliferative Disorders Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms, Plasma Cell Neoplastic Processes Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Paraproteinemias Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pdgfra-Associated Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia Polycythemia Vera Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Primary Myelofibrosis Proteostasis Deficiencies Sezary Syndrome Thrombocythemia, Essential Thrombocytosis Tumor Virus Infections Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific Vascular Diseases Virus Diseases Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Seby B. Jones Cancer Center, Boone, North Carolina, United States

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About this study

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To create a registry (to be called "Carolina Senior") of older patients with an appointment at North Carolina Cancer Hospital.
  • To have these patients complete a Geriatric Assessment (GA).

Secondary

  • To measure the response rates of GAs of Carolina Senior patients and their satisfaction with a GA by measuring the percentage of patients contacted who consent to complete the GA; the percentage of patients able to complete the self-administered portion of the GA without assistance; the length of time necessary to complete the GA; the variance and number of missing items; the percentage of GAs that contain all 3 of the following items: Timed Up and Go Assessment, Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test, and healthcare professional-rated Karnofsky performance status; and patient satisfaction with the questionnaire by identifying items that are distressing or too difficult to comprehend.
  • To gather information, including patterns of patient care, that would lend support for future research in the 'Carolina Senior' population who receive a confirmed diagnosis of cancer (except for nonmelanoma skin cancer, cervical carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease, or prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia without evidence of prostate cancer).

OUTLINE: Patients complete a geriatric assessment, a multi-dimensional inter-disciplinary patient evaluation that includes an evaluation of a patient's functional status (ability to live independently at home and in the community), co-morbid medical conditions, cognition, psychological status, social functioning and support, medication review, and nutritional status. Patients' medical records are also reviewed. Patients' health status at 1 year is incorporated into the registry.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Patients must have an appointment at the North Carolina Cancer Hospital and agree to complete the Geriatric Assessment NOTE: Not all patients included in the registry will ultimately be diagnosed with cancer. Patients who complete a GA and are not diagnosed with cancer will remain in the database, but will be categorized into a separate group and will not have their medical records accessed.

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Able to read and speak English

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • Not specified

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Creation of a registry of older patients within the University of North Carolina's healthcare system

    Time frame: 4 years

  2. Completion of the Geriatric Assessment (GA)

    Time frame: Upon subject's first visit to the clinic

Secondary outcomes

  1. Information that would lend support for future research

    Time frame: 3 years

    Including patterns of patient care, that would lend support for future research in the 'Carolina Senior' population who receive a confirmed diagnosis of cancer with the exception of:

    • Non-melanoma skin cancer
    • Cervical carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease
    • Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia without evidence of prostate cancer

  2. Response rates of Geriatric Assessments of Carolina Senior patients and their satisfaction with the GA

    Time frame: 2 years

    Done by measuring:

    • Percentage of patients contacted who consent to complete the GA;
    • The percentage of patients able to complete the self-administered portion of the geriatric assessment without assistance;
    • The length of time necessary to complete the geriatric assessment;
    • The variance and number of missing items;
    • The percentage of geriatric assessments that contain all three of the following items: Timed Up and Go Assessment, Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test, and healthcare professional-rated Karnofsky performance status;

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Kirsten A Nyrop, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

(919) 962-5139

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Other

Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Official study title

Carolina Senior: UNC Registry for Older Cancer Patients

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2030
Study completion
2030
First posted
Jun 4, 2010
Registry last updated
Jun 29, 2026

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