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Understanding the Preferences and Views of Older Adults on the Use of Geriatric and Objective Functional Assessments for Cancer Treatment Planning.

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Fox Chase Cancer Center
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorFox Chase Cancer Center
Started2025-02-21
Est. completion2026-08
Eligibility
Age65 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site

Summary

This Interventional clinical study aims to explore how receiving information about their health and physical abilities affects the treatment decisions of older adults. The study will look at whether sharing detailed assessments of their health and functional status helps older adults better understand their condition and make informed decisions about their care. The main question it aims to answer is if providing this information changes the treatment priorities of older adults, helping them focus on what matters most to them in their medical care.

Eligibility

Age: 65 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Age ≥ 65

At the time of study screening either:

* Started a new qualifying index regimen within the last 30 days (inclusive)
* Are being considered for a new qualifying index regimen

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients will be excluded if they

  * Do not have the capacity to consent to study procedures
  * Are unable to complete English language questionnaires
  * Are already using an activity tracker on a daily basis (and therefore may be aware of their current level of activity)
  * Are enrolled in another study in which physical activity is a substantial part or all of the therapeutic intervention or where physical activity is specifically being evaluated and shared with patients. Patients on studies not evaluating or sharing physical activity are eligible for the present study if they meet the other inclusion/exclusion criteria and participation in the present study is not excluded by other studies in which they are enrolled.

Conditions4

CancerCare DeliveryGeriatric AssessmentGeriatrics

Locations1 site

Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111
Leslie J Fortin, MPH215-214-3996Leslie.Fortin@fccc.edu

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