Pain Control in Hospice Patients With Cancer-Related Pain

NCT00609297 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2012-10-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Gathering information over time about cancer-related pain from patients in a hospice and their caregivers may help doctors learn more about pain control.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how well standard pain control works in hospice patients with cancer-related pain.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

medical chart review

The Research Nurse will conduct a chart review after the patient's death.

OTHER

questionnaire administration

The questionnaires will be completed at the end of week 1, week 2 and week 4.

OTHER

survey administration

Given to patient and caregivers throughout the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

    lead OTHER
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Barbara A. Murphy, MD · Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-07-31
Primary Completion
2008-03-31
Completion
2011-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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