Cancer Pain Education for Patients

Cancer Pain Education for patients to improve pain, knowledge and attitudes and quality of life in patients with advanced cancer

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12606000055505

Enrollment

200

Registered

2003-12-23

Start date

2003-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This is a trial addressing the significant problem of cancer pain and the role of educational materials to improve patients' knowledge about pain relief and thereby improve pain and quality of life.

Interventions

Education package consisting of booklet and video. Patients are randomised to receive booklet or video or both or standard care. The video is watched at the beginning of the four week trial period. Those randomised to standard care have the opportunity of reviewing the materials on completion of the outcome measure questionnaires at 4 weeks.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Factorial

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Pain >/= 2/10 on a numeric rating scale in the last week, outpatient, prognosis> 1month, advanced cancer, English speaking, cognitive functioning to complete baseline questionnaires.

Exclusion criteria

Hearing or vision impaired.

Outcome results