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To see the effect of pain on sleep in advanced stage cancer patients.

To evaluate relation between sleep quality and cancer pain in patients admitted in palliative care unit -an observational study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2015/07/006018
Enrollment
100
Registered
2015-07-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Patients with cancer pain

Interventions

Intervention1: Single arm: Patients will be assessed for sleep disturbances using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The pain severity will be assessed by modified Brief Pain Inventory for pain. T

Sponsors

None
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (a) Age more than 16 years and (b) Patients with Karnofsky performance status of >= 50

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (a) Previously diagnosed sleep disorders or any psychiatric illness, or taking any medications for sleep abnormality (b) Non comprehensive patients or having any brain tumor.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate relation between sleep quality and cancer pain in cancer patients admitted in palliative care unit.Timepoint: At the time of admission in palliative care unit.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
â?¢ To evaluate the incidence of sleep disturbance in cancer patients in palliative care setting. â?¢ To find the factors (age, gender, severity of pain, performance status, type of cancer) affecting the sleep quality in cancer patients in palliative care setting. Timepoint: at admission only

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR RAKESH GARG

AIIMS, New Delhi

drrgarg@hotmail.com9810394950

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026