Video visits could keep seniors with cancer out of the hospital
NCT ID NCT05619731
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether using video calls for geriatric checkups before cancer treatment can lower the number of unplanned hospital stays for patients aged 75 and older who live far from specialists. About 500 participants will be randomly assigned to either standard care or a video consultation with a geriatric team and a pharmacist. The main goal is to see if the video approach reduces hospital readmissions within three months.
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Study facts
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- 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 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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75 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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 75 years and older * Suffering from all types and all stages of cancer and treated for cancer in participating centers * G8 (screening tool) ≤ 14/17 * Agreeing to benefit from a geriatric oncology assessment * Having signed a consent * Affiliated to French social security or a similar French solidarity scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under guardianship or curatorship or inability to sign consent * Patients with severe cognitive impairment (MMSE \< 10/30) * Patients with severe hearing or visual impairments as these patients will have difficulty performing the telemedicine consultation * Patients with a significant language barrier without an interpreter present because these patients will have difficulty carrying out the Telemedicine consultation * Patients with expectancy less than 3 months
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH Avignon
RECRUITINGAvignon, France
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