Improvement of Self Management for Oncologic Patients With Pain
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Purpose
This study will test the SCION (Self care improvement through oncology nursing)-PAIN program, a multi-modular structured intervention to improve self management in oncologic patients with pain compared to care as usual (standard pain treatment and standard care). The study will determine if the self management skills of the patients continue to be used when the intervention stops, e.g. after discharge from hospital.
It is hypothesized that patients who receive the multi-modular structured intervention will have less patient-related barriers to the management of cancer pain.
| Condition | Intervention |
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Pain Cancer |
Behavioral: SCION (Self care improvement through oncology nursing)-PAIN program |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Subject) Primary Purpose: Supportive Care |
| Official Title: | Improvement of Self Management Skills for Oncologic Patients With Pain Through a Trans Institutional Nursing Intervention: a Cluster Randomized Multi Center Study |
- Patient-related barriers to management of cancer pain (Barriers Questionnaire II) [ Time Frame: 7 days after discharge ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Average pain intensity score (Brief Pain Inventory) [ Time Frame: 7th day after discharge ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- HRQoL (EORTC QLQ C 30 (Version 3.0)) [ Time Frame: 7th day after discharge ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Adherence to pain medication (MORISKY Adherence Score) [ Time Frame: 7th day after discharge ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Coping of Pain (FESV-BW) [ Time Frame: 7th day after discharge ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 208 |
| Study Start Date: | October 2008 |
| Study Completion Date: | January 2010 |
| Primary Completion Date: | December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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No Intervention: Care as usual
Care as usual, i.e. standard pain treatment and standard care
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Experimental: SCION-PAIN program
SCION-PAIN program - Additionally to standard pain treatment, patients from the intervention wards received, the SCION-PAIN program consisting of 3 modules: pharmacologic pain management, non-pharmacologic pain management and discharge management.
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Behavioral: SCION (Self care improvement through oncology nursing)-PAIN program
The intervention will be conducted by specially trained oncology nurses and will include the components of knowledge, skills training, and coaching to improve self care regarding pain management beginning with admission followed by booster session every third day and one follow up telephone counseling within 3 to 4 days after discharge from hospital.
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Detailed Description:
According to modified "Precede Model of health behavior" from Green, patients self management skills are affected by the patients' knowledge, activities and attitude to pain management.
Therefore, we conduct a cluster randomized clinical trial (C-RCT) that will test the effectiveness of SCION-PAIN program against care as usual on self pain management of the patient and average pain level.
As allocation to intervention or control is performed on the level of wards, randomization is stratified by ward profile (e.g. gynaecological, haematological, urological).
Wards were included if they agreed to participate and had more than 10% patients with a diagnosis of cancer in 2006. Wards with a pediatric profile were excluded.
Adult oncology patients with persistent pain will be recruited by the nurses of the participating wards under the guidance of a research nurse. Patients are included in the trial if they meet the inclusion criteria and sign informed consent. They will receive the intervention that the respective ward was allocated to.
The SCION-PAIN program as a multi modular structured nursing intervention (see Arm Description) will be conducted by specially trained ward nurses in cooperation with the research nurse. The intervention will include components of knowledge, skills training, and coaching (particularly against patient-related barriers to pain medication) to improve cancer pain management. Patients in intervention group will receive follow-up telephone counseling within 2 to 3 days after discharge. The self management skills of the patients will be observed up to 28 days post discharge. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses will be conducted to evaluate patient outcomes.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- adult oncology patients
- able to read, write, and understand German
- agree to participate and give informed consent
- have an average pain intensity score of > 3.0 on a 0 to 10 NRS
- pain persists for more than 3 days
- scheduled for another visit to the clinic
Exclusion Criteria:
- documented actual alcohol or drug abuse
- surgery within the last 3 days
- disorientated to date, place and situation
- have a ECOG Performance Score of 4
Contacts and Locations| Germany | |
| University Hospital rechts der Isar, Munich Technical University | |
| Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 81664 | |
| Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg | |
| Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, 06097 | |
| University Hospital Halle, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg | |
| Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, 06097 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Margarete Landenberger, Professor, Dr. | Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg |
| Study Chair: | Ingrid Horn | University Hospital Halle, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg |
| Study Chair: | Anette Thoke-Colberg | University Hospital rechts der Isar, Munich Technical University |
More Information
Additional Information:
Publications:
| Responsible Party: | Margarete Landenberger, Professor, Dr. phil. habil., Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg Medical Faculty, Department for Health and Nursing Science |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00779597 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | BMBF-T3, Grand No.: 01GT0601 |
| Study First Received: | October 22, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | August 26, 2010 |
| Health Authority: | Germany: German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information |
Keywords provided by Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg:
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self care symptom management pain |
cancer nurse coaching patient education |
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