Health Condition 1: C00-D49- Neoplasms
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Intervention2: structured patient education session: The structured patient education session was developed through an iterative process and subsequently reviewed by a panel of
Sponsors
AIIMS New Delhi
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult Patients (greater than or equal to 18 years of age) with advanced or metastatic cancer. NRS pain score greater than or equal to 7 on admission or presentation Pain reduction to NRS less than or equal to 4 within 48 hours of optimized analgesic management. Able to comprehend and participate in brief education session. Patient can understand basic, simple English Informed consent given
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Ongoing delirium or cognitive impairment. Expected survival less than 2-3 weeks Receiving sedative or neuropsychiatric medications causing impaired assessment Receiving any treatment (surgery or chemotherapy or radiotherapy) within the follow up period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the change in pain self-efficacy, measured using the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ), from baseline (T0: after pain control and before education) to 1 week (T1) and 3 weeks (T2) following a structured patient education session in adults with cancer-related pain.Timepoint: To assess the change in pain self-efficacy, measured using the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ), from baseline (T0: after pain control and before education) to 1 week (T1) and 3 weeks (T2) following a structured patient education session in adults with cancer-related pain. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in QoL using EORTC QLQC15PAL, between T0 T1 and T0 T2Timepoint: T0 After pain control (NRS less than or equal 4 or within 48 hours of analgesic initiation, whichever is earlier) T1 1 week after structured patient education session T2 3 weeks after structured patient education session ;Patient satisfaction feedback form (Likert scale) at T1Timepoint: T0 After pain control (NRS less than or equal 4 or within 48 hours of analgesic initiation, whichever is earlier) T1 1 week after structured patient education session T2 3 weeks after structured patient education session ;Feasibility of Delivering the Education Session Within 48 Hours of Pain Control (Feasibility log maintained for each participant) Timepoint: Proportion of participants who receive the structured education session within 48 hours of achieving pain control (NRS less than or equal to 4) Median time from pain control to education Documented reasons for delay when greater than 48 hours | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Revathy Vijayakumar
All India Institute of Medical Sciences,New Delhi
Outcome results
None listed