Pain and quality of life in patients with cancer - a mixed method study on chronification factors and multimodal treatment concept

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00032207

Enrollment

450

Registered

2023-08-03

Start date

2023-05-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

cancer-associated pain

Interventions

Group 1: Patients who were treated at least once for cancer-associated pain by the pain therapy unit of the University Hospital Ulm between 2007 and 2023. They will answer validated questionnaires o

Nilges & Essau, 2015) from the German Pain Questionnaire as well as the Questionnaire on Quality of Life in Cancer Patients (EORTC-QLQ-C30 version 3, Scott et al. 2008

). A self-administered questionnaire will be used to collect relevant demographic data such as current living and working situation, medication, complementary treatments, chronic pain as well as quali

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: diagnosed cancer disease

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients not capable of giving consent relevant language barrier (e.g., questionnaire is not sufficiently understood) relevant cognitive impairment patients requiring intensive care

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quantitative data (cross-sectional survey with one measurement point): Prevalences of acute and chronic cancer-associated pain; by question on pain intensity from the German Pain Questionnaire (DSF, Petzke F. et al. 2022). Extent of impairment by cancer-associated pain; by pain severity according to v.Korff ( von Korff, Ormel et al. 1992). Quality of life; with EORTC-QLQ-C30 version 3, Scott et al. 2008; Qualitative data (cross-sectional survey): Specific needs for multimodal pain management in cancer-associated chronic pain: by questions specifically created for the study.	—

Measure

Time frame

Quantitative data (cross-sectional survey with one measurement point): Prevalences of acute and chronic cancer-associated pain; by question on pain intensity from the German Pain Questionnaire (DSF, Petzke F. et al. 2022). Extent of impairment by cancer-associated pain; by pain severity according to v.Korff ( von Korff, Ormel et al. 1992). Quality of life; with EORTC-QLQ-C30 version 3, Scott et al. 2008; Qualitative data (cross-sectional survey): Specific needs for multimodal pain management in cancer-associated chronic pain: by questions specifically created for the study.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Psychological comorbidities and stress experience; by Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS, Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995; Nilges & Essau, 2015). Assessment of pain processing by questionnaire for the assessment of pain processing (FESV, Geissner, 2001).	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactHannes Hofbauer

Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Abteilung für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Schmerzambulanz

hannes.hofbauer@uniklinik-ulm.de073150060033

Outcome results

None listed

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