Optimizing Fall-risk Prediction in Older Adults With Cancer

Summary

To establish the optimal strategy of fall-risk assessment to predict falls in older adults receiving cancer therapy.

Conditions

• Cancer

Interventions

OTHER

Baseline Participant Assessment

* Section 1 contains demographic questions * Section 2 contains daily activity questions with multiple choice answers, multiple physical function questions, and if the participants has fallen and how many falls have occurred in the last 6 months * Section 3 has the participant list all medication * Section 4 contains several questions about participant health (lists of illnesses and indicate if illness interferes with their activities) * Section 5 contains several questions about participant fall concerns with answers ranging from 1=Not at all to 4=Very * Section 6 contains multiple questions asking about emotional distress/depression, fatigue, pain interference, pain intensity, and numbness and tingling

OTHER

Baseline Healthcare Provider Assessment

* Cognition: Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test which contains 6 questions that the provider will ask the participant. Form items 1-3, the response is either correct (score 0) or incorrect (score 1). For items 4-6, subtract one point for each error. Total score of 11 or greater indicates cognitive impairment (maximum score =28) * Trail Making Test Part B - consists of 25 circles distributed over a sheet of paper. The circles include both numbers and letters; the participants draws lines to connect the circles in an ascending pattern, but with the added task of alternating between the numbers and letter. The test is timed. * Timed "Up and "Go - the provider measures the time in seconds it takes for the participant to stand up from a standard arm chair, walk a distance of 3 meters, turn, walk back to the chair, and sit down again.

OTHER

Follow-up Participant Assessment

* Section 1 contains multiple choice questions about daily actives and several physical function questions * Section 2 asks the participants how many medications they take on a daily basis, indicate any medication for depression, anxiety, nausea , and other stomach conditions * Section 3 contains multiple questions asking about emotional distress/depression, fatigue, pain interference, pain intensity, and numbness and tingling

OTHER

Follow-up Healthcare Provider Assessment

* Trail Making Test Part B - consists of 25 circles distributed over a sheet of paper. The circles include both numbers and letters; the participants draws lines to connect the circles in an ascending pattern, but with the added task of alternating between the numbers and letter. The test is timed. * Timed "Up and "Go - the provider measures the time in seconds it takes for the participant to stand up from a standard arm chair, walk a distance of 3 meters, turn, walk back to the chair, and sit down again.

OTHER

End-of-study Participant Assessment

* Section 1 contains multiple choice questions about daily actives and several physical function questions * Section 2 asks the participants how many medications they take on a daily basis, indicate any medication for depression, anxiety, nausea , and other stomach conditions * Section 3 contains multiple questions about the participant's concern about falling with answers ranging from 1=Not at all to 4=Very * Section 4 contains multiple questions asking about emotional distress/depression, fatigue, pain interference, pain intensity, and numbness and tingling

OTHER

End-of-study Healthcare Provider Assessment

* Cognition: Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test which contains 6 questions that the provider will ask the participant. Form items 1-3, the response is either correct (score 0) or incorrect (score 1). For items 4-6, subtract one point for each error. Total score of 11 or greater indicates cognitive impairment (maximum score =28) * Trail Making Test Part B - consists of 25 circles distributed over a sheet of paper. The circles include both numbers and letters; the participants draws lines to connect the circles in an ascending pattern, but with the added task of alternating between the numbers and letter. The test is timed. * Timed "Up and "Go - the provider measures the time in seconds it takes for the participant to stand up from a standard arm chair, walk a distance of 3 meters, turn, walk back to the chair, and sit down again.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Washington University School of Medicine

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Katherine Clifton, M.D. · Washington University School of Medicine

Eligibility

Min Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2016-10-12

Primary Completion

2020-01-09

Completion

2020-01-09

Countries

• United States

Study Locations