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

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Duke Cancer Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710