NCT03736746

Testing Feasibility of Motivational Interviewing for Patient-Reported Cancer Pain Goals

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 54 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This research study is evaluating the acceptability and feasibility of using a cognitive behavioral intervention called Motivational Interviewing to help persons with pain from cancer set goals for managing that pain.

Detailed description

This study is being conducted to evaluate a new way that clinicians can help identify the goals that cancer participants have for managing their pain. This new method uses discussion between a patient and a clinician, in this case a registered nurse, during which one or more goals may be set. At this time, there are no tested methods that clinicians can use for helping patients set these kinds of goals.

Conditions

• Other Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Motivational Interviewing	An investigator-led discussion about the participant's pain experience which is focused on the participant reporting of functional pain goals (FPGs)

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-11-16
• Primary completion: 2019-08-02
• Completion: 2019-08-02
• First posted: 2018-11-09
• Last updated: 2022-04-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States