Understanding Frailty in Gynecologic Cancer Patients
This study, called PROmOting Gynecologic Cancer Patients With Frailty to Achieve Functional Recovery, is looking at how frailty affects women with newly diagnosed gynecologic cancer. Frailty describes people who are more vulnerable to stress, like a new medical problem. Researchers want to understand the risk factors for frailty and how it impacts your quality of life and recovery after surgery. You would complete questionnaires and have physical assessments. The study will also review your medical records, including surgical information. The goal is to compare outcomes between frail and non-frail patients to improve care. This is an observational study, meaning you won't receive new treatments, but researchers will gather information about your health journey.
- Study design
- This is an observational study planning to enroll 500 women aged 18 or older with newly diagnosed gynecologic cancer.
- What's involved
- You would undergo physical assessments and complete self-reported questionnaires. Your medical records, including surgical data, would also be reviewed.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for up to one year after undergoing surgery for cancer.
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PROmOting Gynecologic Cancer Patients With Frailty to Achieve Functional Recovery
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
2 sites across 2 statesStudy leadership
- Stephanie Cham, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of California, San Francisco
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Do you actually qualify for this trial?
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Inclusion
Exclusion
What this trial measures
- Proportion of participants who are categorized as frailAt time of enrollment, 1 day
The Fried frailty phenotype (FP) assesses physical frailty through five criteria: unintentional weight loss; weakness or poor handgrip strength; self-reported exhaustion; slow walking speed; and low physical activity. Participants who receive a score of \>3 will be categorized as 'frail'. Participants who receive a score \<=3 will be categorized as Non-frail at time of enrollment.
- Demographic risk factors associated with those who screen positive for frailtyAt time of enrollment, 1 day
Demographic risk factors obtained from medical record review (i.e. sex, age, race, ethnicity, cancer type, cancer histology, cancer stage, comorbidities, etc.) will be assessed and analyzed for differences between participants categorized as frail versus non-frail.
- Oncologic risk factors associated with those who screen positive for frailtyAt time of enrollment, 1 day
Risk factors determined to be oncologic in nature will be assessed and analyzed for differences between participants categorized as frail versus non-frail.