Cancers, Pain
Conditions
Keywords
cancer pain, opioid, guideline
Brief summary
The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the effect of cancer pain management protocol on hospitalized cancer patients.
Interventions
Interventions based on published pain guideline. The interventions consisted of the following: (1) nursing pain assessment of current pain, worst pain, pain relief, and acceptability of pain; (2) feedback to guide analgesic prescribing by physician.
Sponsors
Janssen Korea, Ltd., Korea
National Cancer Center, Korea
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Hospitalized patient with the somatic and/or visceral pain having an untreated intensity greater than 3 on a 10 cm visual analog scale (VAS; 0 = no pain, 10 = unbearable pain)over the week prior to enrollment * A minimum age of 18 years
Exclusion criteria
* Opioid intolerance * No longer treatment for their underlying disease. * Intracerebral primary or metastatic lesion * Impaired sensory or cognitive function * Pregnant or lactating woman * Women of child bearing potential not using a contraceptive method * Sexually active fertile men not using effective birth control during medication of study drug and up to 6 months after completion of study drug if their partners are women of child-bearing potential * Any patients judged by the investigator to be unfit to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction in pain scores | Jan 2010 - October 2010 |
Countries
South Korea
Outcome results
None listed