Chronic Non-Malignant Pain in Cancer Patients at a Supportive Care Clinic

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03043378

Enrollment

201

Registered

2017-02-06

Start date

2018-07-31

Completion date

2023-03-23

Last updated

2023-03-28

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Conditions

Malignant Neoplasms of Independent (Primary) Multiple Sites

Keywords

Malignant Neoplasms of Independent (Primary) Multiple Sites, Non-malignant pain, Supportive care, Questionnaires, Surveys, Chronic non-malignant pain

Brief summary

The goal of this research study is to learn how frequently cancer patients in the Supportive Care Center have chronic, non-malignant pain. Chronic, non-malignant pain is pain that is neither related to cancer nor its treatment and lasts beyond the normal tissue healing time of 3 months.

Detailed description

If participant is found to be eligible and agrees to take part in this study, participant will be asked to complete 3 questionnaires about participant's pain, pain level, and what drugs participant takes to treat participant's pain. Participant will also be asked a few questions about tobacco use. These questionnaires should take about 20 minutes to complete. Researchers will also collect information from participant's medical record such as participant's date of birth, sex, race, marital status, economic background, and medical history. Length of Study: Participation on this study will be over after participant has completed the last questionnaire. This is an investigational study. Up to 200 participants will be enrolled in this study. All will take part at MD Anderson.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALQuestionnaires

Participants complete three questionnaires at consultation visit.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Diagnosis of cancer with or without active disease 2. Consultation visit at an outpatient supportive care clinic 3. Age 18 or greater 4. Report of having pain within the last 3 months

Exclusion criteria

1\) Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale \>13

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Frequency of Chronic Non-Malignant Pain Among Cancer Patients	1 day	Frequency assessed by Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS-FS)

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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