Status:
COMPLETED
Discussing Stopping Cancer Screening and Prognosis With Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Cancer Screening
Eligibility:
All Genders
76-89 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Guidelines recommend not screening adults with \<10-year life expectancy for cancer; however, primary care physicians feel uncomfortable talking to older adults about prognosis. The investigators aim ...
Detailed Description
The American Cancer Society and the American Board of Internal Medicine Choosing Wisely Campaign recommend clinicians not screen older adults who have \<10 year life expectancy for breast (specific to...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- English-speaking
- Aged 76 to 89 years
- Scheduled for a routine visit or physical with their PCP in the next 3-12 weeks
- Patient aged 76-79 must have a least one Charlson Comorbidity
- Patient must have undergone CRC screening within the last 10 years
- Women only: patient must have undergone mammography screening within the last 3 years
Exclusion
- older adults with dementia
- older adults with a history of colon cancer
- older adults whose last colonoscopy was read as abnormal
- older women who have a history of breast cancer
- older adults whose PCP has already had 5 patients participate in the study
- older women whose last mammogram was read as abnormal
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 3 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03480282
Start Date
October 3 2017
End Date
October 1 2021
Last Update
January 30 2024
Active Locations (2)
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1
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
2
BIDMC Affiliated Physicians Group
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215