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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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

2

BIDMC Affiliated Physicians Group

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215