GO SAFE
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Geriatric Oncology Surgical Assessment and Functional recovery after Surgery - An international prospective audit to evaluate postoperative functional outcomes and quality of life after cancer surgery in geriatric patients.
IRAS ID
234215
Contact name
Nicola De Liguori Carino
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
AUSL della Romagna
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 6 months, 1 days
Research summary
An international prospective audit to evaluate postoperative functional outcomes and quality of life after cancer surgery in geriatric patients.
Progressive aging of the world population has become one of the most significant challenges for national health care systems. With aging, the incidence and prevalence of cancer increases. Onco-geriatric patients represent a challenge for surgical oncologists because, despite the evidence that comorbidities are often responsible for poor postoperative outcomes, patients’ selection has not been completely standardized yet. Moreover functional recovery has been shown to be of critical value in the elderly population since restoration/conservation of independence is probably the most important endpoint for senior adults. Individualization of elderly cancer-patients care is closely related with the possibility of preserving their functional capacity.
GO SAFE is aiming to gain knowledge about postoperative outcomes in this group of patients with a particular emphasis on quality of life and functional recovery. The target is to obtain meaningful data to assist clinicians in tailoring the care, avoiding under/over-treatment, providing robust data to identify new strategies to improve functional outcomes in older cancer patients.REC name
London - Surrey Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/0481
Date of REC Opinion
18 May 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion