Status:

TERMINATED

The Needs and Burden of Family Caregivers of Older Adults With Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Lille

Collaborating Sponsors:

Centre Oscar Lambret

University of Lille Nord de France

Conditions:

Oncologic Disorders

Tumor

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Elderly cancer patients need more help from their relatives and for longer than young adults. Our hypothesis of research is that the needs and resources to help the couple " elderly patient/caregiver...

Detailed Description

Scientific context Elderly cancer patients need more help from their relatives and for longer than young adults. The person who takes primary responsibility for someone who cannot care fully for thems...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Identification of a patient / caregiver couple
  • Be the primary caregiver for at least one month of a subject
  • Age ≥70 years
  • With cancer
  • Who benefited a comprehensive geriatric assessement at University Lille Hospital or Centre Oscar Lambret
  • Affiliated to a social security or receiving an equivalent system of social protection
  • caregiver able to understand the nature, purpose and methodology of the study
  • caregiver able to cooperate in interviews and questionnaires
  • Written informed consent of the caregiver and the cancer patient provided before any study specific procedures

Exclusion

  • Caregiver \< 18 years old
  • Legal inability or restricted legal ability
  • Inability to attend or comply with interventions or follow-up scheduling, disability or difficulty preventing a proper understanding of trial instructions
  • patient's life expectancy less than 6 months (clinical assessment)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 11 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

78 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02285296

Start Date

December 11 2014

End Date

December 1 2017

Last Update

March 15 2018

Active Locations (2)

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Centre Oscar Lambret

Lille, France

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University hospital, Lille

Lille, France