Geriatric Evaluation and Management With Survivorship Health Education for Older Survivors of Cancer, GEM-S Trial (NCT05006482)
Optimizing Functional Outcomes of Older Cancer Survivors: The GEM-S Study
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This phase III trial compares the effect of geriatric evaluation and management with survivorship health education (GEM-S) to usual care on patient-reported physical function in older survivors of cancer. Survivorship care for older adults of cancer usually consists of getting advice from their doctor. This advice may include how to do their daily activities, so they are less tired or how to manage multiple diseases, or long-term side effects from treatment. GEM-S may help improve the physical ability to perform activities of daily living, mental well-being, and memory in older survivors of cancer after chemotherapy. This study may help doctors learn if including GEM-S in their practices improves physical, mental and memory functions in their patients. The study may also help to understand how such care affects cancer patients and their caregivers' quality of life.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (15 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (4 items).
Location: Lewis and Faye Manderson Cancer Center — Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Age range: 18 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
- Best Practice (OTHER)
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (OTHER)
- Educational Intervention (OTHER)
- Exercise Intervention (OTHER)
- Questionnaire Administration (OTHER)
- Tailored Intervention (PROCEDURE)
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- CANCER SURVIVORS: Have a condition that precludes their ability to participate in informed consent or procedures (e.g., dementia)
- CAREGIVERS: Caregivers unable to understand the informed consent form or study procedures due to cognitive, health, or sensory impairment will be excluded
- Capacity to conduct informed consent procedures and study procedures will be determined by the coordinators in collaboration with the cancer survivors' oncologists. These procedures are similar to that of URCC 13070, which enrolled caregivers of older patients with advanced cancer
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (45 Sites)
Showing the first 25 of 45 sites.
- Lewis and Faye Manderson Cancer Center — Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Kaiser Permanente-Fremont — Fremont, California
- Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco — San Francisco, California
- Helen F Graham Cancer Center — Newark, Delaware
- Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants PA — Newark, Delaware
- Hawaii Cancer Care Inc - Waterfront Plaza — Honolulu, Hawaii
- Straub Clinic and Hospital — Honolulu, Hawaii
- Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children — Honolulu, Hawaii
- Tripler Army Medical Center — Honolulu, Hawaii
- Hawaii Cancer Care - Westridge — ‘Aiea, Hawaii
- Pali Momi Medical Center — ‘Aiea, Hawaii
- OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center — Alton, Illinois
- Fairview Southdale Hospital — Edina, Minnesota
- Hennepin County Medical Center — Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Monticello Cancer Center — Monticello, Minnesota
- Park Nicollet Clinic - Saint Louis Park — Saint Louis Park, Minnesota
- Regions Hospital — Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Lakeview Hospital — Stillwater, Minnesota
- Rice Memorial Hospital — Willmar, Minnesota
- Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA-Woodbury — Woodbury, Minnesota
- Lake Regional Hospital — Osage Beach, Missouri
- Noyes Memorial Hospital/Myers Cancer Center — Dansville, New York
- Northwell Health/Center for Advanced Medicine — Lake Success, New York
- Highland Hospital — Rochester, New York
- Pluta Cancer Center — Rochester, New York
📞 Contact the Study Coordinator
Phone: (800) 338-2948
Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.