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Characterisation and Epidemiology of Breakthrough Cancer Pain in Spain

Characterisation and Epidemiology of Breakthrough Cancer Pain in Spain

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02899884
Enrollment
3765
Registered
2016-09-14
Start date
2016-11-14
Completion date
2018-07-16
Last updated
2019-11-22

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Conditions

Breakthrough Cancer Pain

Keywords

Drug Therapy

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of breakthrough cancer pain and characterize breakthrough cancer pain in an unselected, representative cohort of cancer outpatients with or without pain who attend consultations.

Detailed description

This study has been designed as a non-interventional, non post-authorization, cross-sectional, epidemiological study to determine the prevalence of breakthrough cancer pain and characterize breakthrough cancer pain in an non-selected, representative cohort of cancer outpatients with or without pain. The study enrolled 3765 patients. This multicenter trial will be conducted in Spain. Data from participants will be collected through questionnaire and medical history in a single visit (up to 1 month).

Interventions

OTHERNo Intervention

Sponsors

Takeda
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Participants≥ 18 years old * Participants with baseline cancer pain that is adequately controlled with opioids * Presence of episodes of breakthrough pain associated with the cancer pain * Meeting the diagnostic criteria for breakthrough cancer pain (participant history and Portenoy's criteria) and the Davies algorithm * Participants who are not receiving treatment for breakthrough cancer pain. It is not permitted the inclusion of participants receiving treatment for breakthrough cancer pain in order to avoid bias that may affect the characterization or taxonomy of breakthrough cancer pain * Signing of the informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Severe mental illness * Any medical condition or situation complicating the collection of study data as determined by the investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Cancer Participants With Breakthrough Cancer Pain From the Number of Cancer Participants With Pain Seen in ConsultationMonth 1Breakthrough cancer pain was defined as the temporary exacerbation of pain occurring either spontaneously or in relation to a specific, predictable or unpredictable trigger in spite of relatively stable and adequately controlled baseline pain.
Percentage of Cancer Participants With Breakthrough Cancer Pain From the Total Number of Cancer Participants Seen in ConsultationMonth 1Breakthrough cancer pain was defined as the temporary exacerbation of pain occurring either spontaneously or in relation to a specific, predictable or unpredictable trigger in spite of relatively stable and adequately controlled baseline pain.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentMonth 1The Alberta Breakthrough Pain Assessment Tool (ABPAT) consisted of a participant's self-reporting section (15 questions) out of which 4 questions of the tool were not included as they were related to the treatment for breakthrough cancer pain. The questions included: Q1-Relationship to baseline pain, Q2a-Last time experienced, Q3b-Frequency, Q4b-Intensity of pain at peak, Q5-Location (most frequent - ≥5%), Q6-Quality (those present in ≥20%), Q7-Time from onset to peak intensity, Q8-Time from onset \[take medication\] to end of episode, Q9-Cause(s) (triggers) (Those present in ≥20%), Q10-Predictability, Q11-General relief (those present in ≈20% or more participants) and questions completed by nurse/physician (N/P), Q1-Etiology of breakthrough pain, Q2-Inferred pathophysiology of breakthrough pain. Percentage of participants were categorized into the answers for each of these questions.
Pain Severity and Pain Interference as Assessed by Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Questionnaire ScoreMonth 1The BPI questionnaire was used to assess the pain intensity (4 items) and interference with activities of daily living (7 items). Each item was given a score on a numerical scale from 0 (no pain/interference with activities of daily living) to 10 (worst pain imaginable/maximum impact on activities of daily living). The total score for pain intensity is the average of the four pain items. The total score of pain interference is the average score of the seven interference items. The higher score represents high impact.
Number of New Participants Diagnosed With Breakthrough Cancer Pain From the Total Number of Cancer Participants Seen in ConsultationMonth 1Participants diagnosed during the study and were not diagnosed previously were reported as new participants with breakthrough cancer pain. Breakthrough cancer pain was defined as the temporary exacerbation of pain occurring either spontaneously or in relation to a specific, predictable or unpredictable trigger in spite of relatively stable and adequately controlled baseline pain.
Quality of Life Assessment Using the Short Form-12 (SF-12) Questionnaire ScoreMonth 1The SF-12 health questionnaire is a 12 question assessment of functional health and well-being. The survey asks about various health aspects, including physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health problems, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role limitations due to emotional problems, and mental health (psychological distress and psychological well-being). Two summary measures are derived: the Physical and the Mental Health Component Summary. For each component summary, survey items were weighted and summed to create a summary score between 0 (poor mental and physical quality of life) and 100 (better mental and physical quality of life).
Participant's Performance as Assessed by the Karnofsky Scale ScoreMonth 1Karnofsky performance score is used to quantify participant's general well-being and activities of daily life and participants are classified based on their functional impairment. Karnofsky performance score is 11 level score which ranges between 0 (death) to 100 (participant asymptomatic with no evidence of illness). Higher score means higher ability to perform daily tasks. Participants with missing values in the Karnofsky scale were assigned to the worst score of 0, however, in these cases it is not 'death'.
Pain Assessment Using the Numeric Rating ScaleMonth 1
Percentage of New Participants Diagnosed With Breakthrough Cancer Pain From the Number of Cancer Participants With Pain Seen in ConsultationMonth 1Participants diagnosed during the study and were not diagnosed previously were reported as new participants with breakthrough cancer pain. Breakthrough cancer pain was defined as the temporary exacerbation of pain occurring either spontaneously or in relation to a specific, predictable or unpredictable trigger in spite of relatively stable and adequately controlled baseline pain.

Countries

Spain

Participant flow

Recruitment details

Participants took part in the study at 32 investigative sites in Spain from 14 November 2016 to 16 July 2018.

Pre-assignment details

Participants with a diagnosis of cancer pain were enrolled and observed to characterize the participants with breakthrough pain.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Cohort 1
Participants with cancer pain that is adequately controlled with opioids were observed for a period of 1 month in this observational study.
3,765
Total3,765

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicCohort 1
Age, Continuous65 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected— Participants
Region of Enrollment
Spain
3765 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
1789 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
1947 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 0
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 0
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 0

Outcome results

Primary

Percentage of Cancer Participants With Breakthrough Cancer Pain From the Number of Cancer Participants With Pain Seen in Consultation

Breakthrough cancer pain was defined as the temporary exacerbation of pain occurring either spontaneously or in relation to a specific, predictable or unpredictable trigger in spite of relatively stable and adequately controlled baseline pain.

Time frame: Month 1

Population: Participants with cancer pain from the Prevalence Study Population, participants with the prevalence of breakthrough cancer pain for whom data was collected in prevalence form in the database.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Cohort 1Percentage of Cancer Participants With Breakthrough Cancer Pain From the Number of Cancer Participants With Pain Seen in Consultation48.3 percentage of participants
Primary

Percentage of Cancer Participants With Breakthrough Cancer Pain From the Total Number of Cancer Participants Seen in Consultation

Breakthrough cancer pain was defined as the temporary exacerbation of pain occurring either spontaneously or in relation to a specific, predictable or unpredictable trigger in spite of relatively stable and adequately controlled baseline pain.

Time frame: Month 1

Population: Prevalence Study Population included participants with the prevalence of breakthrough cancer pain for whom data was collected in prevalence form in the database.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Cohort 1Percentage of Cancer Participants With Breakthrough Cancer Pain From the Total Number of Cancer Participants Seen in Consultation14.3 percentage of participants
Secondary

Number of New Participants Diagnosed With Breakthrough Cancer Pain From the Total Number of Cancer Participants Seen in Consultation

Participants diagnosed during the study and were not diagnosed previously were reported as new participants with breakthrough cancer pain. Breakthrough cancer pain was defined as the temporary exacerbation of pain occurring either spontaneously or in relation to a specific, predictable or unpredictable trigger in spite of relatively stable and adequately controlled baseline pain.

Time frame: Month 1

Population: Prevalence Study Population included participants with the prevalence of breakthrough cancer pain for whom data was collected in prevalence form in the database. Number analyzed is the total number of participants with data available for the time of diagnosis of breakthrough cancer pain.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Cohort 1Number of New Participants Diagnosed With Breakthrough Cancer Pain From the Total Number of Cancer Participants Seen in Consultation105 Participants
Secondary

Pain Assessment Using the Numeric Rating Scale

Time frame: Month 1

Population: Data was not collected for this outcome measure.

Secondary

Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain Assessment

The Alberta Breakthrough Pain Assessment Tool (ABPAT) consisted of a participant's self-reporting section (15 questions) out of which 4 questions of the tool were not included as they were related to the treatment for breakthrough cancer pain. The questions included: Q1-Relationship to baseline pain, Q2a-Last time experienced, Q3b-Frequency, Q4b-Intensity of pain at peak, Q5-Location (most frequent - ≥5%), Q6-Quality (those present in ≥20%), Q7-Time from onset to peak intensity, Q8-Time from onset \[take medication\] to end of episode, Q9-Cause(s) (triggers) (Those present in ≥20%), Q10-Predictability, Q11-General relief (those present in ≈20% or more participants) and questions completed by nurse/physician (N/P), Q1-Etiology of breakthrough pain, Q2-Inferred pathophysiology of breakthrough pain. Percentage of participants were categorized into the answers for each of these questions.

Time frame: Month 1

Population: Participants from Prevalence Study Population, participants with the prevalence of breakthrough cancer pain for whom data was collected in prevalence form in the database with breakthrough cancer pain who did not take any treatment for it and who administered the scale. Number analyzed is the participants with data available for the given question.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ1:N/P,Pain Related to Anticancer Treatment9.7 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ1, Brief Flare-up of Baseline Pain53.2 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ1, Different from Baseline Pain36.3 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ1, Not Sure10.5 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ2a, Today57.7 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ2a, Yesterday33.0 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ2a, Before then9.3 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ3b, Usual62.6 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ3b, Better8.4 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ3b, Worse29.1 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ4b, Mild1.5 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ4b, Moderate16.0 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ4b, Severe82.5 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ5, Lumbar20.0 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ5, Hips6.7 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ5, Abdominal6.7 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ5, Back6.2 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ5, Thoracolumbar5.1 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ5, Thoracic5.1 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ6, Stabbing57.9 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ6, Splitting29.7 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ6, Sharp29.2 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ6, Punishing-Cruel27.2 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ6, Heavy26.7 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ6, Hot-Burning25.6 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ6, Fearful21.5 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ7, More than 0 and Up to 10 Minutes57.4 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ7, More than 10 and Up to 30 Minutes24.1 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ7, More than 30 Minutes8.2 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ7, It is Hard to Say Exactly When It Started10.3 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ8, More than 0 and Up to 10 minutes18.8 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ8, More than 10 and Up to 30 minutes37.5 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ8, More than 30 Minutes33.3 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ8, I am Not on Any Breakthrough Pain Medication10.4 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ9, Movement in Bed33.3 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ9, Walking31.8 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ9, Standing29.7 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ9, Sitting19.5 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ9, Coughing19.5 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ10, I Can Never Predict When It will Occur19.5 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ10, I Can Rarely Predict When It will Occur17.4 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ10, I Can Sometimes Predict When It will Occur20.5 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ10, I Can Often Predict When It will Occur30.3 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ10, I Can Always Predict When It will Occur12.3 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ11, Lying37.4 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ11, Use of Scheduled Pain Medication19.5 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ11, Unsure19.5 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ1:N/P,Pain Related to the Site of Active Cancer78.0 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ1:N/P, Related to Body/Cancer's Systemic Effects5.9 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ1:N/P,Pain Caused by a Concurrent Disorder4.8 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ1:N/P,Unknown or Uncertain at this Time1.6 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ2:N/P,Somatic Nociceptive55.9 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ2:N/P,Visceral Nociceptive16.1 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ2:N/P,Neuropathic19.9 percenatge of participants
Cohort 1Pain Characterization With the Alberta Breakthrough Pain AssessmentQ2:N/P,Unknown or Uncertain at this Time8.1 percenatge of participants
Secondary

Pain Severity and Pain Interference as Assessed by Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Questionnaire Score

The BPI questionnaire was used to assess the pain intensity (4 items) and interference with activities of daily living (7 items). Each item was given a score on a numerical scale from 0 (no pain/interference with activities of daily living) to 10 (worst pain imaginable/maximum impact on activities of daily living). The total score for pain intensity is the average of the four pain items. The total score of pain interference is the average score of the seven interference items. The higher score represents high impact.

Time frame: Month 1

Population: Participants from Prevalence Study Population, participants with the prevalence of breakthrough cancer pain for whom data was collected in prevalence form in the database with breakthrough cancer pain who did not take any treatment for it and who administered the scale. Number analyzed is the participants with data available for the given category.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1Pain Severity and Pain Interference as Assessed by Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Questionnaire ScorePain Severity5.33 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 1.78
Cohort 1Pain Severity and Pain Interference as Assessed by Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Questionnaire ScorePain Interference6.07 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 2.05
Secondary

Participant's Performance as Assessed by the Karnofsky Scale Score

Karnofsky performance score is used to quantify participant's general well-being and activities of daily life and participants are classified based on their functional impairment. Karnofsky performance score is 11 level score which ranges between 0 (death) to 100 (participant asymptomatic with no evidence of illness). Higher score means higher ability to perform daily tasks. Participants with missing values in the Karnofsky scale were assigned to the worst score of 0, however, in these cases it is not 'death'.

Time frame: Month 1

Population: Prevalence Study Population included participants with the prevalence of breakthrough cancer pain for whom data was collected in prevalence form in the database with data available for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Cohort 1Participant's Performance as Assessed by the Karnofsky Scale ScoreScore 7011.9 percentage of participants
Cohort 1Participant's Performance as Assessed by the Karnofsky Scale ScoreScore 8022.6 percentage of participants
Cohort 1Participant's Performance as Assessed by the Karnofsky Scale ScoreScore 9025.7 percentage of participants
Cohort 1Participant's Performance as Assessed by the Karnofsky Scale ScoreScore 10025.2 percentage of participants
Cohort 1Participant's Performance as Assessed by the Karnofsky Scale ScoreScore 00.2 percentage of participants
Cohort 1Participant's Performance as Assessed by the Karnofsky Scale ScoreScore 100.5 percentage of participants
Cohort 1Participant's Performance as Assessed by the Karnofsky Scale ScoreScore 200.8 percentage of participants
Cohort 1Participant's Performance as Assessed by the Karnofsky Scale ScoreScore 301.4 percentage of participants
Cohort 1Participant's Performance as Assessed by the Karnofsky Scale ScoreScore 402.2 percentage of participants
Cohort 1Participant's Performance as Assessed by the Karnofsky Scale ScoreScore 502.9 percentage of participants
Cohort 1Participant's Performance as Assessed by the Karnofsky Scale ScoreScore 606.7 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of New Participants Diagnosed With Breakthrough Cancer Pain From the Number of Cancer Participants With Pain Seen in Consultation

Participants diagnosed during the study and were not diagnosed previously were reported as new participants with breakthrough cancer pain. Breakthrough cancer pain was defined as the temporary exacerbation of pain occurring either spontaneously or in relation to a specific, predictable or unpredictable trigger in spite of relatively stable and adequately controlled baseline pain.

Time frame: Month 1

Population: Participants with cancer pain from the Prevalence Study Population, participants with the prevalence of breakthrough cancer pain for whom data was collected in prevalence form in the database, with data available for the time of diagnosis of breakthrough cancer pain.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Cohort 1Percentage of New Participants Diagnosed With Breakthrough Cancer Pain From the Number of Cancer Participants With Pain Seen in Consultation19.3 percentage of participants
Secondary

Quality of Life Assessment Using the Short Form-12 (SF-12) Questionnaire Score

The SF-12 health questionnaire is a 12 question assessment of functional health and well-being. The survey asks about various health aspects, including physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health problems, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role limitations due to emotional problems, and mental health (psychological distress and psychological well-being). Two summary measures are derived: the Physical and the Mental Health Component Summary. For each component summary, survey items were weighted and summed to create a summary score between 0 (poor mental and physical quality of life) and 100 (better mental and physical quality of life).

Time frame: Month 1

Population: Participants from Prevalence Study Population, participants with the prevalence of breakthrough cancer pain for whom data was collected in prevalence form in the database with breakthrough cancer pain who did not take any treatment for it and who administered the scale with data available for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Cohort 1Quality of Life Assessment Using the Short Form-12 (SF-12) Questionnaire ScoreMental Component SF-1236.87 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 9.51
Cohort 1Quality of Life Assessment Using the Short Form-12 (SF-12) Questionnaire ScorePhysical Component SF-1228.53 score on a scaleStandard Deviation 7.97

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026