Pilot Study of a Geriatric Intervention After Colorectal and Lung Cancer Surgery

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Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer

In brief

Surgery for colorectal cancer is a major surgery. People above the age of 60 tend to have a higher risk of complications. Some studies indicate that senior cancer patients might benefit from a home support after surgery by a geriatric nurse practitioner and a team, beside their usual post-operative care. The investigators team is planning a large study to assess whether this approach could help patients with colorectal cancer recover better from their surgery, get better cancer treatment after that (e.g. chemotherapy), and possibly live longer. This study you are asked to take part in is a pilot for this large study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01416168

Run by

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

People needed

15

Starts

2008-12-01

Expected to finish

2013-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-11-27

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Colorectal cancer, stage III or IV, confirmed by histology
• Abdominal surgery by a University of South Florida (USF) surgeon at Moffitt Cancer Center or Tampa General Hospital (TGH)
• Age 60 years and older
• Informed consent
• Living within a one (1) hour radius of Moffitt

You may not qualify if…

• Discharge planned to a rehabilitation facility or a nursing home
• Unable to answer the questionnaires (e.g. because of cognitive impairment, blindness, deafness)
• Post-operative inpatient stay >one (1) month

Where it is running

• H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute — Tampa, Florida, United States

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