NCT03474406

The Effectiveness of Cancer Pain Management in Siriraj Outpatient Pain Clinic

The Effectiveness of Cancer Pain Management Including Early Pain Intervention, Early Multi Modality Treatment and Closed Follow up in Siriraj Outpatient Pain Clinic

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 150 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mahidol University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

-Background: Cancer is one of the most common cause of death. Cancer pain is often cited as one of the most feared in cancer patients. Although, WHO guidelines have been provided to improve pain outcome, the results are still unsatisfied. In order to improve cancer pain management we consider to contribute a new guideline which includes interdisciplinary approach, early doing the pain interventions, breakthrough pain, education, high quality of pain assessment and contribute the effectiveness follow-up system

Detailed description

* Objectives:Primary outcome is study the effectiveness of new approach and closed follow up system by relief pain intensity 30% at 3 month up to 80% of all new cancer pain patients in OPD setting Secondary outcomes are quality of life (BPI,ESAS), side effect of treatments and the contributing factors that impact on the outcomes * Study design:A prospective observational study * Sample size : 150 * Data collection: General information: age, gender, body weight, height, religion, residence, care giver, occupation, income, education, medical problem Clinical pain information: primary diagnosis, staging, cancer site, current medications Clinical assessment: at three study time points: baseline (initial assessment) and the three subsequent follow-ups (FU1, FU2 and FU3)

Conditions

• Pain, Chronic
• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	follow up system and multimodality approach	To provide a new service system for cancer pain in pain clinic by early detecting red flag sign to consult other departments, early alleviating severe pain, following patients intensively by telephone call and giving pain education

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-03
• Primary completion: 2019-03-30
• Completion: 2019-06-30
• First posted: 2018-03-22
• Last updated: 2021-03-16
• Results posted: 2021-03-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand