Effects of a pain consult and patient education and monitoring: a prospective study in oncology patients.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON23628

Enrollment

165

Registered

2006-02-22

Start date

2006-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

1. Second opinion pain consult at the specialist pain clinic

2. Second opinion pain consult combined with Pain Education Program and monitoring by nurse specialists.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Cancer-related pain or cancer treatment related pain for at least two weeks; 2. Nociceptive pain; 3. Average pain intensity score of 4 or more; 4. Accessibility by telephone; 5. A life expectancy of at least three months; 6. Informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Neuropathic pain; 2. Residing in nusing home or retirement home; 3. Pain not treated with oral medication; 4. Radiotherapy in the past two weeks.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Average pain reduction measured by numeric rating scale during the study period.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Effect of the interventions after 2, 4 and 8 weeks at: 1. Adherence to ATC analgesics; 2. Worst pain reduction; 3. Average pain reduction; 4. Present pain reduction; 5. Proportion of patients with clinically relevant pain reduction; 6. Pain interference; 7. Quality of life; 8. Reduction of side effects; 9. Adequacy of pain treatment; 10. Pain knowledge.	—

Contacts

Public ContactW.H. Oldenmenger

Erasmus Medical Center, Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center, P.O. Box 5201

w.h.oldenmenger@erasmusmc.nl+31 (0)10 4391439

Outcome results