Study tracks how sarcoma surgery impacts Seniors' daily function
NCT ID NCT03077178
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how surgery for soft tissue sarcoma in the leg affects the daily function of patients aged 70 and older. Researchers will use questionnaires to measure quality of life and physical ability before and after treatment. The goal is to identify factors that help predict which older patients will recover well.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better predict which older patients will maintain their independence after sarcoma surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study with only 25 participants, so results may not apply to all older patients. It does not test a new treatment.
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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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25 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2017
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
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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70 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: 1. Aged more than 70 years, 2. Soft tissue sarcoma histologically proven, 3. Sarcoma of the soft tissues of the lower limbs, 4. Operable disease (first-line treatment or neo-adjuvant therapy), 5. ECOG, Performance Status ≤ 2, 6. Decision of surgery validated in Multidisciplinary Consultation Meeting, 7. Reports of the non-opposition documented in the patient file before any procedure specific to the study, 8. Affiliation to system of Social Security (accordance with article L1121-11 of the Code of Public Health). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Metastatic disease from the onset or relapse 2. Participation in another study involving a similar geriatric assessment. 3. Geographic, familial, social, psychological or psychiatric factors that make the patient incapable of undergoing the study's follow-up and procedures. 4. Persons deprived of liberty or placed under judicial protection
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut Bergonié
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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