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Geriatric Assessment Reporting in Real Time (GARRT) in Non-electively Hospitalized Older Cancer Patients

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What is being tested

Results of the brief geriatric assessment

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Who is being recruted

Neoplasms

Over 70 Years
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How is the trial designed

Supportive Care Study

Interventional
Study Start: April 2016
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Summary

Principal SponsorUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Study start date: April 25, 2016

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This study evaluates the impact of geriatric assessment reporting in real-time (GARRT) on key hospital based outcomes in non-electively hospitalized older (> 70 years) adults with cancer. Participants will be randomly assigned to the GARRT group, or the control group. All participants will fill out user friendly questionnaire called the geriatric assessment. The results of the geriatric assessment will be given to the physicians of participants in the GARRT group in real-time. The physicians of participants in the control group will not receive real time results. This study will compare the referral rates of participants in each group to determine if providing real-time results of the geriatric assessment impact referral rates.

Official TitleGeriatric Assessment Reporting in Real Time (GARRT) in Non-electively Hospitalized Older Cancer Patients
NCT03951090
Principal SponsorUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

148 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Supportive Care Study

These studies explore ways to improve comfort and daily life for people living with a condition. They may focus on easing symptoms, reducing treatment side effects, or supporting overall well-being.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Over 70 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Neoplasms

Criteria

6 inclusion criteria required to participate
Age 70 years or older.
English speaking.
Admitted to UNC Hospitals non-electively within 72 hours.
Biopsy proven solid tumor or myeloma or lymphoma.
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5 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Patients meeting any of the following exclusion criteria at baseline will be excluded from study participation. Patients with a life expectancy <6 weeks
Patients who are <48 hours post-surgery.
Patients who are admitted to an intensive care setting.
Patients with acute myeloma lymphoma (AML) or other high grade hematologic malignancies.
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Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Participants in this arm complete an brief geriatric assessment, and the results of these assessments are given to providers with recommendations to address deficits identified by the geriatric assessment

Group II

Active Comparator
Providers of participants of this group will not receive the results of the brief geriatric assessments. These participants will receive standard of care treatment

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Suspended

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

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