Telemedicine in pain management among cancer patients

Assessment of the feasibility of implementation of telemedicine for pain management among cancer patients in a tertiary care hospital, PUDUCHERRY- A pragmatic Randomized controlled trial. - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/12/060654

Enrollment

170

Registered

2023-12-21

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-15

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C00-D49- Neoplasms

Interventions

Intervention1: TELEMONITORING: Telemonitoring pain status with weekly voice or video calls along with routine OPD visit Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Biopsy proven or clinically diagnosed cancer of any sites who are registered in the palliative care unit for pain and supportive care 2.life expectancy >2 months 3.Availability of necessary equipment for the video or voice consultation. 4.Availability of the care-giver for patients with poor health status or those unfamiliar with technology . 5.Ability to use the platform. 6.patient?s NRS score between 4-7 for at least a period of more than 14 days.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Presence of moderate and severe cognitive, visual and hearing impairment of any malignant or non-malignant cause.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.Patients adherence to pain management schedule. 2. Feasibility of implementation of telemedicine in pain management.Timepoint: 4 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
QoL Patients satisfaction with their supportive care. Trend of pain with NRS and PFI.Timepoint: 4 weeks	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMAHALAKSHMY T

JIPMER

gunapgi@gmail.com9362966444

Outcome results

None listed

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