Chronic Non-Malignant Pain in Cancer Patients at a Supportive Care Clinic

Malignant Neoplasms of Independent (Primary) Multiple Sites Clinical Trial

Official title:

Chronic Non-Malignant Pain in Cancer Patients at a Supportive Care Clinic

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03043378
• Other study ID #: 2016-0901
• Secondary ID: NCI-2018-01268
• Status: Completed
• Start date: July 31, 2018
• Est. completion date: March 23, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: March 2023
• Source: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this research study is to learn how frequently cancer patients in the Supportive Care Center have chronic, non-malignant pain. Chronic, non-malignant pain is pain that is neither related to cancer nor its treatment and lasts beyond the normal tissue healing time of 3 months.

Description:

If participant is found to be eligible and agrees to take part in this study, participant will be asked to complete 3 questionnaires about participant's pain, pain level, and what drugs participant takes to treat participant's pain. Participant will also be asked a few questions about tobacco use. These questionnaires should take about 20 minutes to complete.

Researchers will also collect information from participant's medical record such as participant's date of birth, sex, race, marital status, economic background, and medical history.

Length of Study:

Participation on this study will be over after participant has completed the last questionnaire.

This is an investigational study.

Up to 200 participants will be enrolled in this study. All will take part at MD Anderson.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 201
• Est. completion date: March 23, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: March 23, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosis of cancer with or without active disease

2. Consultation visit at an outpatient supportive care clinic

3. Age 18 or greater

4. Report of having pain within the last 3 months

Exclusion Criteria:

1) Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale >13

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Malignant Neoplasms of Independent (Primary) Multiple Sites
• Neoplasms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Questionnaires
Participants complete three questionnaires at consultation visit.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center	Houston	Texas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Frequency of Chronic Non-Malignant Pain Among Cancer Patients	Frequency assessed by Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS-FS)	1 day
Primary	Frequency of Chronic Non-Malignant Pain Among Cancer Patients	Frequency assessed by Brief Pain Inventory.	1 day
Primary	Frequency of Chronic Non-Malignant Pain Among Cancer Patients	Frequency assessed by the Charlson Comorbidity Index.	1 day
Primary	Frequency of Chronic Non-Malignant Pain Among Cancer Patients	Frequency assessed by Pain Characteristic Survey.	1 days
Primary	Frequency of Chronic Non-Malignant Pain Among Cancer Patients	Frequency assessed by Karnofsky Performance Scale.	1 day

External Links

•   University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Website