Self-management Support in Cancer Pain

January 7, 2015 updated by: Maastricht University Medical Center

Effects of a Multifaceted Teleguided Pain Care Program in Patients With Cancer Pain

Pain is a prevalent and distressing symptom in patients with cancer, having an enormous impact on functioning and quality of life. Integration of patient self-management and professional care by means of care technology provides new opportunities in the outpatient setting. In this project a technology based and nurse delivered multicomponent self-management support intervention has been developed. Important components include monitoring, feedback, education, and nurse support. Following feasibility evaluation, the primary aim of this randomized controlled trial is to assess the effect of the intervention regarding pain intensity and quality of life as compared to care as usual. Secondary outcomes of the effect evaluation are self-efficacy, knowledge, anxiety and depression, and pain medication use. Besides, a cost-evaluation and summative process evaluation will be performed.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

174

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Netherlands
      • Heerlen, Netherlands
        • Recruiting
        • Atrium Medical Center
        • Contact:
      • Maastricht, Netherlands
        • Recruiting
        • Maastricht University Medical Center
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of cancer
  • Patients who are under (palliative) anti-tumour treatment in a day clinic or outpatient clinic, or patients who have no treatment options available anymore
  • Cancer (treatment related) pain > 2 weeks
  • Pain is defined as a patient reported pain score of 4 or more on a numerical rating scale (scale 0-10)
  • Living at home

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Expected life expectancy < 3 months
  • Chronic non-cancer pain
  • Known cognitive impairments
  • Participation in other studies that interfere with this study
  • Not being able to read and understand the Dutch language
  • Reduced vision
  • Non-reachable by phone

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group
Care as usual
Experimental: Intervention group
Self-management support
Behavioral: Self-management support
The 12-week intervention consists of an iPad application for patients that is connected to a web application for nurses. Every morning and evening patients register pain and related symptoms by use of a pain diary. Patients are also requested to register medication intake. Graphical feedback is provided based on registered pain scores and medication intakes. Patients receive education on causes and treatment of pain, symptoms that require action, and methods to better control pain. Patients communicate with nurses via text message functionality within the application. Specialized nurses remotely monitor and analyze the patients' situation once every workday. Nurses have the opportunity to collaborate with the treating physician, pain specialist or multidisciplinary team.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in pain intensity (Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form (BPI-SF)
Time Frame: 12 weeks
As measured with the Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form (BPI-SF)
12 weeks
Change in cancer related quality of life (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30 version 3)
Time Frame: 12 weeks
As measured with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30 version 3)
12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in self-efficacy (Chronic Pain Self-efficacy Scale (CPSS)
Time Frame: 12 weeks
As measured with the Chronic Pain Self-efficacy Scale (CPSS)
12 weeks
Change in knowledge about cancer pain (Pain Knowledge Questionnaire (PKQ)
Time Frame: 12 weeks
As measured with the Pain Knowledge Questionnaire (PKQ)
12 weeks
Change in anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
Time Frame: 12 weeks
As measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
12 weeks
Change in pain medication use (Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form (BPI-SF), a cost diary and a pharmacist's overview)
Time Frame: 12 weeks
As measured with the Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form (BPI-SF), a cost diary and a pharmacist's overview
12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Maastricht University Medical Center

Collaborators

Atrium Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2015

Study Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 29, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 7, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

January 8, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 8, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 7, 2015

Last Verified

January 1, 2015

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UM 2011-5079

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