Educational Intervention Targeting Nurses Attitudes and Knowledge About Cancer-related Pain Management

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Blekinge Institute of Technology

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01313234

First received: March 5, 2011

Last updated: January 5, 2013

Last verified: January 2013

History of Changes

Tracking Information
First Received Date ^ICMJE	March 5, 2011
Last Updated Date	January 5, 2013
Start Date ^ICMJE	April 2011
Primary Completion Date	June 2011 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE (submitted: March 10, 2011)	Change from baseline of the total score of Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain [ Time Frame: Measurement will occur at first session of the educational intervention and 2 and 6 weeks after ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] Nurses attitude and knowledge as measured by a modified version of the instrument: Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain
Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Same as current
Change History	Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01313234 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE (submitted: March 10, 2011)	Change from Baseline - Brief Pain Inventory, Short Form (BPI-SF) [ Time Frame: Measurement will occur at admission of the patient and at discharge from the hospital. Estimated average time period from admission to discharge is 2 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] BPI-SF is a pain-assessment instrument developed for cancer patient. The instrument consists of nine items, and a figure depicting a human body where the patient marks position and type of pain. BPI-SF includes items concerning the degree of pain right now, pain during the last day and pain on average as well as items concerning effect of pain treatment, walking ability, mood, work, relationships and if sleep are affected by pain.
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Same as current
Current Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided

Descriptive Information
Brief Title ^ICMJE	Educational Intervention Targeting Nurses Attitudes and Knowledge About Cancer-related Pain Management
Official Title ^ICMJE	A Theory Based Educational Intervention Targeting Nurses Attitudes and Knowledge Concerning Cancer-related Pain Management: A Study Protocol of a Quasi-experimental Study Design
Brief Summary	The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an intervention consisting of the implementation of guidelines about daily systematic pain assessment following a theory based education, targeting cancer-related pain and pain treatment, lead to a significantly positive improvement in RNs knowledge of, and attitudes towards their pain management. Furthermore will the interventions targeting the RNs influence the admitted patient's perception of their cancer-related pain?
Detailed Description	Not Provided
Study Type ^ICMJE	Interventional
Study Phase	Not Provided
Study Design ^ICMJE	Allocation: Non-Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Condition ^ICMJE	Neoplasms
Intervention ^ICMJE	Behavioral: Education Theory based education and systematic daily assessment
Study Arm (s)	Experimental: Education Educational theory based intervention and systematic daily pain assessment Intervention: Behavioral: Education No Intervention: Control Control group with care as usual
Publications *	Borglin G, Gustafsson M, Krona H. A theory-based educational intervention targeting nurses' attitudes and knowledge concerning cancer-related pain management: a study protocol of a quasi-experimental design. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011 Sep 23;11:233.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.

Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ^ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ^ICMJE	60
Completion Date	December 2011
Primary Completion Date	June 2011 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE	Inclusion Criteria: Cancer diagnosis Aged 18 years and above Cognitively intact and able to verbally communicate At admission pain intensity >1 on Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Exclusion Criteria: Trauma or planned and/or acute surgery.
Gender	Both
Ages	18 Years and older
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts ^ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Location Countries ^ICMJE	Sweden

Administrative Information
NCT Number ^ICMJE	NCT01313234
Other Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE	BFR20100046019
Has Data Monitoring Committee	No
Responsible Party	Blekinge Institute of Technology
Study Sponsor ^ICMJE	Blekinge Institute of Technology
Collaborators ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Investigators ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Information Provided By	Blekinge Institute of Technology
Verification Date	January 2013
^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP

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