Pain in terminally ill / cancer patients
Conditions
Interventions
The study will be carried out in wards of Cancer Institute Maharagama and Hospice Maharagama
Consenting participants meeting inclusion/exclusion criteria will be allocated by drawing of lots into int
Sponsors
Dr Buddhika Vidanagama
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult (>12 years of age) in-ward and hospice patients 2. Baseline pain (with or without regular analgesic therapy) Baseline pain is determined by patients who complain of a pain. It is subjective measurement. It will not be assessed objectively since its patients’ perception. 3. Patients with GCS 15/15
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with diagnosed mental illness/retardation/handicap
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain score on a 10 point visual analogue scale [At baseline and immediately after the intervention (30 minutes of rest time), and at 4, 8, 12 and 24 hours from the completion of the intervention] Mood score on a 10 point visual analogue scale [At baseline and immediately after the intervention (30 minutes of rest time), and at 4, 8, 12 and 24 hours from the completion of the intervention] Anxiety using a 10 point visual analogue scale [At baseline and immediately after the intervention (30 minutes of rest time), and at 4, 8, 12 and 24 hours from the completion of the intervention] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Heart rate [At the baseline resting time, and immediately after the 30 minutes intervention/rest time] Blood pressure [At the baseline resting time, and immediately after the 30 minutes intervention/rest time] Pupillary size under moderate light / day light [At the baseline resting time, and immediately after the 30 minutes intervention/rest time] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactDr. G.V.M. Chamath Fernando
Lecturer (Probationary)
Outcome results
None listed