Study of Physical and Mental Health of Older Patients With Newly Diagnosed Cancer

Summary

RATIONALE: Gathering information from older patients with newly diagnosed cancer may help doctors learn more about the risks of functional decline.

PURPOSE: This studying is looking at the physical and mental health of older patients with newly diagnosed cancer.

Conditions

• Cognitive/Functional Effects
• Depression
• Hematopoietic/Lymphoid Cancer
• Malnutrition
• Pain
• Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
• Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
• Weight Changes

Interventions

OTHER

medical chart review

Data will be obtained from patients medical records at baseline, 6 months, 1 year, and 3 years.

OTHER

questionnaire administration

Patients undergo a 1-hour comprehensive geriatric assessment at baseline and periodically during the study as part of routine care. The assessments include the Lawton's nine-item Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL); the Katz's Activity of Daily Living (ADL); the Timed Up and Go Test; the Karnofsky Physician-Rated Performance Rating Scale (KPS); the number of falls in the past 6 months; the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA); the Body Mass Index; the percent of unintentional weight loss in the past 6 months; the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Social Support Subscale (emotional/information and tangible subscales); the MOS Social Activity Limitations Measures; the Charlson Comorbidity Index; the Cumulative Index Rating Scale Geriatrics (CIRS-G); the ACE-27; the Folstein's Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE); the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS); the Functional Pain Scale; and a list of medications.

PROCEDURE

cognitive assessment

Patients undergo a 1-hour comprehensive geriatric assessment at baseline and periodically during the study as part of routine care.

PROCEDURE

psychosocial assessment and care

Patients undergo a 1-hour comprehensive geriatric assessment at baseline and periodically during the study as part of routine care.

PROCEDURE

quality-of-life assessment

Patients undergo a 1-hour comprehensive geriatric assessment at baseline and periodically during the study as part of routine care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  collaborator NIH

• Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Cynthia Owusu, MD, MSC · Case Medical Center, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Eligibility

Min Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2008-02-29

Primary Completion

2011-09-30

Completion

2011-09-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations