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
2
University hospital, Lille
Lille, France