Status:
RECRUITING
Meaning-Centered Pain Coping Skills Training for Cancer Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Duke University
Collaborating Sponsors:
American Cancer Society, Inc.
Conditions:
Advanced Solid Tumor
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is a randomized controlled trial of a psychosocial pain management intervention called, Meaning-Centered Pain Coping Skills Training (MCPC). Patients with advanced solid tumor cancer and pa...
Detailed Description
Many patients with advanced cancer describe pain as a debilitating symptom that greatly interferes with activities they care about. Psychosocial interventions show promise for improving cancer-related...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Stage IV solid tumor cancer diagnosis
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 2 or lower
- At least one clinical pain severity rating \> 0 out of 10 in past month
- At least moderate pain interference (8-item Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System \[PROMIS\] Pain Interference T-score \>/= 55) in the past week at telephone screening
- Ability to speak and read in English
- Age \>/= 18 years.
Exclusion
- Significant cognitive impairment as indicated in medical chart or during telephone screening
- Serious untreated mental illness
- Primary brain cancer diagnosis
- Previous engagement in Pain Coping Skills Training or Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy
- Enrollment in hospice at screening
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 9 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
210 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05385965
Start Date
February 9 2023
End Date
June 1 2026
Last Update
January 8 2026
Active Locations (1)
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Duke Cancer Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710