MedTrace Logo

Coaching to Improve Care of Cancer Pain

NCT00283166 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 258

Last updated 2017-06-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

An estimate of 90% of patients with cancer experience at least moderate pain at some point in their illness, and 42% of patients do not receive adequate palliation. The main objective of this research is to reduce barriers to pain control by creating more effective partnerships between patients and their health care providers. The aims of the study are: 1) to compare the effects on pain, cancer-related symptoms, and health-related quality of life of a standard cancer pain leaflet versus face-to-face, tailored education and coaching; 2) to estimate the effect of tailored education and coaching on patients' self confidence for managing their pain and participating actively in care; and 3) to examine the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of the intervention. The proposed model will enhance research on pain management in that it is a pilot-tested intervention that is applicable in the outpatient setting, based on Social Cognitive Theory, and focused on patient activation and education.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tailored Education and Coaching

A: Patients receive one-on-one counseling and education about pain management and improving doctor-patient communication B: Patients receive booklet on cancer pain control

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kaiser Permanente

    collaborator OTHER

  • VA Northern California Health Care System

    collaborator FED

  • University of California, Davis

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard L Kravitz, MD, MSPH · UC Davis Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-11-30
Primary Completion
2009-03-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT00283166 on ClinicalTrials.gov