Internet-delivered Management of Pain Among Cancer Treatment Survivors
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Summary
To determine whether an Internet-based pain coping skills program plus enhanced usual care, compared to enhanced usual care alone, yields significant improvements in the co-primary outcomes of pain severity (as measured by the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)) and pain interference (also measured by the BPI) from baseline to the post-intervention assessment for cancer survivors with persistent pain.
Description
This is a parallel group randomized controlled, prospective study that examines the effect of an Internet-based pain coping skills program on pain severity and pain interference among adult cancer survivors experiencing persistent cancer-related pain. The study also explores the effects of an Internet-based pain coping skills program on opioid/analgesic medication use, health-related quality of life, pain management self-efficacy and various other factors relevant among populations with persistent pain (i.e., fatigue, sleep, emotional distress, positive affect, pain impact, perceived cognitive…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: Must have a documented diagnosis of invasive cancer that has been treated with either single modality therapy or any combination of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy/drug therapy (e.g. cytotoxic therapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, hormonal therapy, etc.). Patients with a cancer history of only superficial skin cancers or in situ malignancy are not eligible. * May be either off all treatment OR actively receiving anticancer therapy in an adjuvant setting, maintenance setting, or for active cancer. * Patients who currently undergoing anticancer therapy should no…
Interventions
- BehavioralInternet-based pain coping skills program
The purpose of this study is to determine if an 8-session Internet-based pain management program can help you better manage your cancer-related pain.
Locations (150)
- Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith, Arkansas
- Kaiser Permanente-Deer Valley Medical CenterAntioch, California
- Kaiser Permanente DublinDublin, California
- Kaiser Permanente-FremontFremont, California
- Kaiser Permanente-FresnoFresno, California
- Kaiser Permanente-ModestoModesto, California