patiënten met pijnlijke botmetastasen als gevolg van een primaire solide maligniteit painful bone metastases from cancer
Conditions
Interventions
A pain education program.
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - 18 years or older - uncomplicated painful bone metastases - primary malignancy is a solid tumour - pain intensity on a numeric rating scale of 5 or higher - indication for short-term radiotherapy - able to fill out Dutch questionnaires - able to follow instructions - informed consent provided
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Hematological malignancy - Long-term schedule radiotherapy - Life expectancy shorter than three months - Karnofsky Performance Score of 40 or less
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| This study will investigate whether the Pain Education Program reduces pain intensity in patients with painful bone metastases referred for palliative short term radiotherapy. The primary endpoint of the proposed randomized multicenter study is a decrement of the number of patients whose worst pain intensity is 5 or higher during the 12 weeks after randomization with regard to the control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -time to reach a worst pain intensity less than 5 -mean pain intensity in both randomization arms during the study period -quality of life measures in both randomization arms -relation between pain intensity and quality of life measures -assessment whether baseline characteristics can predict which patients benefit from the nurse-led education - health state utility in both randomized arms - costs | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed