New 'WARNING Pack' aims to protect quality of life in older cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07704307
First seen Jul 15, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial tests a care package called the 'WARNING Pack' for people aged 75 and older with cancer. The pack helps doctors spot early signs of age-related problems and provides a guide for managing them. The goal is to prevent a decline in quality of life and reduce the risk of geriatric syndromes during cancer treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a prevention package called the 'WARNING Pack' that includes a geriatric management guide for oncologists and a patient-reported early warning signs form
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could help older cancer patients maintain a better quality of life during treatment and prevent common age-related complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a care organization trial, not a drug test, so the benefit may be modest. The results depend on how well doctors and patients follow the guide, and it may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,010 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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75 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged ≥75 years. * Patients with confirmed solid cancer or haematological malignancy, regardless of * the site of the tumour (single or multiple), - the duration of the disease, or - the treatment modality (adjuvant, neoadjuvant, locally advanced, palliative metastatic). * Patients starting a first line of systemic treatment or a new line of treatment after a break of at least six months. * Patients treated in a daycare hospital. * Persons belonging to or benefiting from a social security scheme. * Free and informed consent after receiving appropriate information. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship). * Persons with enhanced protection, i.e. persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, persons in a health or social care institution, persons under legal protection and patients in emergency situations.
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Conditions
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