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Resilience and Equity in Aging, Cancer, and Health (REACH)

Resilience and Equity in Aging, Cancer, and Health (REACH): Promoting Physical Resilience and Cancer Care Equity for Adults Age 65 and Older Diagnosed With Gastrointestinal Malignancy

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
65 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Participants complete this questionnaire and receive a score of "Robust", "Pre-frail", or "Frail" - those who score "Pre-frail" or "Frail" will be randomized to meet with a study geriatrician for geriatric co-management intervention alongside their standard oncology care."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study looks at how adding a doctor who specializes in older adults to cancer care may improve health outcomes. It is for adults age 65 and older with cancers of the digestive system who will keep getting care at DF/BWCC.

The purpose of this multi-phase research study is to understand how consultation of cancer care with a geriatrician can best improve outcomes for older adults with gastrointestinal malignancies.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • You are age 65 or older at your first visit at DF/BWCC.
  • You have cancer of the esophagus (food pipe), stomach, pancreas, liver, bile duct, ampulla (where bile and pancreatic ducts meet the small intestine), colon, rectum, or anus, or a neuroendocrine tumor (a tumor in cells that make hormones).
  • You will keep getting care at DF/BWCC after your first visit.

Who can't join

  • You are younger than 65 at your first visit at DF/BWCC.
  • You will not keep getting care at DF/BWCC after your first visit.
  • You are not skilled enough in any of these languages: English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, or Russian.
  • Your main cancer care team decides that complex health, social, or other issues make the study unsuitable for you.
  • You have a mental health condition or social situation that would make it hard to follow study requirements.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who are age 65+ at time of initial consult at DF/BWCC * Diagnosed with a gastrointestinal cancer, including: cancers of the esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, bile duct, ampulla, colon, rectum, or anus, as well as neuroendocrine tumors. * Continuing care at DF/BWCC beyond initial consult visit Exclusion Criteria: * Patients less than age 65 at time of initial consultation appointment with DF/BWCC. * Patients who are not continuing care at DF/BWCC beyond first consult visit. * Not proficient in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, or Russian * Patient who are not considered appropriate for enrollment due to complex medical, social, or other situation as determined by their primary oncology team. * Participants with psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.

Study sites (1)

MA