Status:
COMPLETED
Meaning-Centered Pain Coping Skills Training
Lead Sponsor:
Duke University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Conditions:
Advanced Solid Tumor
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is a randomized clinical trial of a psychosocial pain management intervention called, Meaning-Centered Pain Coping Skills Training (MCPC). Patients with advanced solid tumor cancer and at l...
Detailed Description
Many patients with advanced cancer describe pain as their most feared and distressing symptom. In this population, higher pain levels often predict worse physical, emotional, and existential/spiritual...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Stage IV solid tumor cancer diagnosis; or stage III pancreatic or lung cancer diagnosis
- At least moderate pain (worst pain in past week \>/= 4 out of 10) at screening
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status \</= 2 at screening
- Ability to speak and read English
Exclusion
- Brain tumor diagnosis
- Significant cognitive impairment
- Untreated serious mental illness that would interfere with engagement in the interventions (e.g., schizophrenia)
- Previous engagement in Pain Coping Skills Training or Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy
- Enrollment in hospice
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 9 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 3 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04431830
Start Date
February 9 2021
End Date
May 3 2022
Last Update
May 4 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705