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Effectiveness of Phenotype-based Pain Management Guidelines for Head and Neck Cancer Related Pain: a Pilot Study

1 november 2026 uppdaterad av: Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre

The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether phenotype-based pain management guidelines can effectively and safely reduce head and neck cancer-related pain in adults with head and neck cancer who have not yet started cancer treatment.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Do phenotype-based pain management guidelines reduce pain in people with head and neck cancer within the first week of treatment?
  • Are the guidelines safe, based on the number and type of medication-related side effects experienced by participants?

Participants will:

  • Attend three study visits over approximately one week (at baseline, after 3 days, and after 7 days or before starting cancer treatment, whichever comes first).
  • Complete questionnaires about their pain, anxiety, depression, medication side effects, and use of breakthrough pain medication.
  • Undergo a detailed examination to identify the type (phenotype) of their pain.
  • Receive a treatment plan tailored to their pain phenotype, which may include pain-relieving medications, muscle relaxants, medicines for nerve pain or burning pain, and opioid medications when needed based on pain severity.
  • Return for follow-up visits to assess changes in pain, medication side effects, and use of breakthrough pain medication.

Studieöversikt

Status

Rekrytering

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Beräknad)

40

Fas

  • Fas 2

Kontakter och platser

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Studiekontakt

Studieorter

  • Pakistan
    • Punjab Province
      • Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 54000
        • Rekrytering
        • Shukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre
        • Kontakt:

Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

18 år och äldre (Vuxen, Äldre vuxen)

Tar emot friska volontärer

Nej

Kön som är behöriga för studier

Allt

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All adult male and female patients with HNC-related pain that have at least 5 or more intensity average pain intensity in the last one week on a 11-point numeric verbal pain rating scale (NVRS), where 0 is indicative of "no pain" and 10 is suggestive of "worst pain imaginable."
  • Participants with a diagnosis of head and neck cancer-related pain.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participants on active or history of prior oncological treatment (radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or immune check point inhibitors) will be excluded.

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Behandling
  • Tilldelning: N/A
  • Interventionsmodell: Enskild gruppuppgift
  • Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Experimentell: Treatment Group

Phenotype-based treatment of the HNC-related pain
Kombinationsprodukt: myofascial pain

Participants with myofascial pain disorder phenotype will receive a muscle relaxant, such as tizanidine (up to 8 mg a day), cyclobenzaprine (up to 30 mg a day) or amitriptyline (up to 25 mg a day). In addition, depending on the pain intensity, they will receive non-opioid analgesics or opioids. The participants with pain intensity of less than 7 out of possible 10, on a NVRS, will receive non-opioid analgesics (acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications). However, if the intensity of pain is higher (7 or more), they will receive non-opioid analgesics and opioids (codeine, tramadol or morphine). For pain with intensity between 7 and 8 out of possible 10, on a NRVS, tramadol (up to 400 mg a day) or codeine (up to 90 mg a day) will be used. However, if the intensity of pain is 9 or more of 10, morphine (up to 60 mg a day) will be used.

Kombinationsprodukt: Orofacial bone pain

The participants with a phenotype of orofacial bone pain and a pain intensity of less than 7 out of a possible 10 on an NVRS will receive non-opioid analgesics (acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications). However, if the intensity of pain is higher (7 or more), they will receive non-opioid analgesics and opioids (codeine, tramadol or morphine). For pain with an intensity between 7 and 8 out of a possible 10 on an NRVS, tramadol (up to 400 mg a day) or codeine (up to 90 mg a day) will be used. However, if the intensity of pain is 9 or more of 10, morphine (up to 60 mg a day) will be used.

Kombinationsprodukt: Orofacial Mucosal Pain

The participants with a phenotype of orofacial mucosal pain and a pain intensity of less than 7 out of a possible 10 on an NVRS will receive non-opioid analgesics (acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications). However, if the intensity of pain is higher (7 or more), they will receive non-opioid analgesics and opioids (codeine, tramadol, or morphine). For pain with intensity between 7 and 8 out of possible 10, on an NRVS, tramadol (up to 400 mg a day) or codeine (up to 90 mg a day) will be used. However, if the intensity of pain is 9 or more of 10, morphine (up to 60 mg a day) will be used.

Kombinationsprodukt: Neuralgia Pain

Those with neuralgia pain phenotype will receive pregabalin (up to 600 mg a day) or carbamazepine (up to 600 mg a day).

Kombinationsprodukt: Burning Pain

The participants with burning disorder phenotype will receive pregabalin (up to 600 mg a day) or clonazepam (up to 2 mg a day).

Kombinationsprodukt: Persistent Pain Phenotype

The participants with persistent pain disorder phenotype will receive amitriptyline (up to 25 mg a day) or pregabalin (up to 600 mg a day).

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Pain relief
Tidsram: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 7 days.

A phenotype-based pain management model will provide significant pain relief to participants at 7 days, defined as at least a 75 percent decrease from average baseline pain.
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 7 days.

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Safety of the treatment plan
Tidsram: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 7 days.

Discontinuation of assigned phenotype-based therapy due to adverse events by 7 days is 10 percent or less.
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 7 days.

Samarbetspartners och utredare

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Sponsor

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre

Publikationer och användbara länkar

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Allmänna publikationer

Studieavstämningsdatum

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Faktisk)

26 februari 2025

Primärt slutförande (Beräknad)

31 januari 2027

Avslutad studie (Beräknad)

31 januari 2027

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

1 november 2026

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

1 november 2026

Första postat (Faktisk)

5 november 2026

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

5 november 2026

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

1 november 2026

Senast verifierad

1 november 2026

Mer information

Termer relaterade till denna studie

Nyckelord

Ytterligare relevanta MeSH-villkor

Andra studie-ID-nummer

  • IRB-24-30-A1

Plan för individuella deltagardata (IPD)

Planerar du att dela individuella deltagardata (IPD)?

JA

IPD-planbeskrivning

IPD will be shared with the journal at the time of publication. To ensure the confidentiality of subject information, each subject enrolled will be assigned a unique serial number.

Tidsram för IPD-delning

Approximately data will be available from 1 March 2027 (at the time of publication) till 5 years after the publication of the article (1 March 2031).

Kriterier för IPD Sharing Access

Researchers with methodologically sound proposals aimed to advance the field of pain medicine.

IPD-delning som stöder informationstyp

  • SAV

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