Frailty at Older AdultsCognitive function
What this study is
The purpose of this study is to evaluate changes in the electronic Frailty Index (eFI) score following 3-4 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in participants with advanced ovarian and endometrial cancer.
What's being tested
- data collection
Intervention · OTHER
PROs, historical and longitudinal data collection and eFI calculation
Study details
- Official title
- The BHFS Study (Better, Harder, Faster, Stronger): Does Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Improve Fitness for Surgery?
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Conditions
- Frailty at Older Adults · Ovarian Cancer · Endometrial Cancer · Cognitive Dysfunction · Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
- Enrolling
- 35 people
- Starts
- 2025-07-28
- Est. completion
- 2027-05
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 55 Years and overSex FEMALEHealthy volunteers Not acceptedYou may qualify if
- Ability to understand and willingness to sign an IRB-approved informed consent.
- Age > 55 years at the time of enrollment.
- Newly diagnosed suspected ovarian/primary peritoneal/fallopian tube carcinoma of any histological subtype, FIGO Stage II-IV, per enrolling investigator, or newly diagnosed suspected endometrial carcinoma of any histologic subtype, FIGO Stage II-IV, per enrolling investigator.
- Planned for 3 or 4 cycles of NACT, with interval cytoreductive surgery planned thereafter.
- Ability to read, understand, and write the English language.
- As determined by the enrolling investigator, ability of the participant to understand and comply with study procedures for the entire length of the study.
You can't join if
- History of brain metastases.
- History of poorly controlled psychiatric conditions, defined as hospitalization within the prior 3 months for psychiatric disorders, traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular event, or dementia, per the enrolling investigator.
- Use of anti-amyloid agents, cholinesterase inhibitors, or Memantine for Alzheimers/cognitive impairment, at the time of enrollment.
- Vision impairment that would impede completion of study assessments, per enrolling investigator.
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Study locations (1)
1 openWake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
- Sydney McEntire, RN · Contact336-713-5879sydney.mcentire@advocatehealth.org
- Anna Kuan-Celarier, MD · Principal investigator
Recruiting
Study team
Sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Study ID IRB00129176
Principal investigator
Anna Kuan-Celarier, MD
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Have questions? The contacts above can answer them before you apply.
Frequently asked questions
The sponsor hasn't published answers to common questions for this trial.