Clinical trialNACompleted
Perioperative Geriatrics Intervention for Older Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgical Resection
- Outcome
- Finished, no results posted
- Phase
- NA
- Status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Start
- September 2016
- Expected end
- January 2022
- Enrollment
- 160 participants
- Sites
- 1
- Primary outcomes
- Hospital Length Of Stay
- Sponsor
- Other
- Results posted
- No
- Last update
- 22 November 2022
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Brief summary public domain (ClinicalTrials.gov)
The purpose of this research study is to addresses the challenge of managing the unique perioperative needs of older cancer patients undergoing surgical resection.
Detailed description public domain (ClinicalTrials.gov)
In the proposed study, the investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial of a perioperative geriatrics intervention versus usual care in older patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancers undergoing surgical resection. The perioperative geriatrics intervention will entail pre- and post-operative geriatric care for patients age ≥65 undergoing surgery for gastrointestinal cancers. Specifically, geriatric clinicians will evaluate and manage patients preoperatively in the outpatient setting and postoperatively in the inpatient setting as a consultant. The investigators will evaluate the effect of the perioperative geriatrics intervention on postoperative length of stay (primary outcome) and readmissions in a sample of 160 patients. The investigators will also assess the impact of the perioperative geriatrics intervention on patient-reported outcomes, including quality of life (QOL) and symptom burden. The study will take place at Massachusetts General Hospital.