Identify the Obstacles to Early Diagnosis of Cancer in Patients Over 75 Years Old, on an Outpatient Basis

NCT04395040 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 69HCL19_0731
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 16
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 3

Brief Summary

A third of cancers are diagnosed in patients over 75 years of age. There are fears of the elderly talking about new symptoms. The doctor may find himself trapped by general symptoms, which can be confused with "normal aging". Some older, younger people have lived in a world where cancer was little talked about, where there was little treatment possible. There is an idea that doctors are not very quick to start curative treatment because they think that the elderly cannot bear it. It is important to differentiate screening and early diagnosis. Delayed treatment causes a decrease in survival and quality of life. Cancer can be discovered suddenly: for example, occlusion with peritonitis in case of a stenosing colonic tumor, leading to urgent management. The elderly are often excluded from clinical studies. In addition, the geriatric population is heterogeneous, leading to very diverse and individual care, with prioritization of issues. Oncogeriatrics, which combines two services (oncology and geriatrics), is a specialized discipline, promoting comprehensive care for the elderly patient with cancer. The general practitioner is at the center of care. It detects early signs and starts examinations if necessary. Cancer care can be divided up with the different stages of care with various teams, including organ specialists. The general practitioner is the privileged interlocutor for the patient and their family (medico-psycho-social plan), who knows their history and their experience.

Conditions

Cancer; Aging

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Identify the obstacles to the early diagnosis of cancer in patients over 75 years old suffering from cancer.

  Explore, during a semi-structured interview with the patient, the brakes and levers: * related to the patient * linked to the doctor: felt on the practices of health professionals, paternalistic, patient-centered approach * linked to the disease: symptoms, acceptance of examinations, acceptance of diagnosis * linked to society

  1 hour

Study Arms (1)

Patients

Elderly patients with digestive cancer or breast cancer.

Other: Semi-structured interview

Interventions

Semi-structured interview OTHER

Semi-structured interview

Patients

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 75 Years+
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Elderly patients with digestive or breast cancer.

You may qualify if:

• Patients over 75 years old (terminal included)
• Incident diagnosis
• Has cancer whose diagnosis dates back more than 3 months
• Digestive cancer, breast cancer
• Stage of advanced cancer (TNM stage: T\> T2 (terminal included), M1)
• According to the opinion of the oncogeriatrician on the time of taking charge
• Follow-up of a geriatrics service, onco-geriatrics orientation
• Living in the Rhône department
• Non-opposition of the patient to the study

You may not qualify if:

• Cancer diagnosis more than 6 months old
• Patient denies

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hospices Civils de Lyon: lead

Study Sites (3)

Centre Léon Bérard

Lyon, France

Location

Hôpital Lyon Sud

Pierre-Bénite, France

Location

Centre hospitalier Fleyriat

Viriat, 01440, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Study Officials

• Camille TAZELMATI, MD Student

  Hospices Civils de Lyon

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Marie VALERO, MD

  Hospices Civils de Lyon

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 15, 2020
• First Posted: May 20, 2020
• Study Start: May 8, 2020
• Primary Completion: October 2, 2020
• Study Completion: October 2, 2020
• Last Updated: June 21, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-06

Locations

FR (3)