NCT05366413

Early Interventional Treatment for Cancer Pain

Pilot Study of Early Referral to Interventional Pain Management for Patients With Advanced Malignancies

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate how feasible and beneficial it is to refer patients with cancer pain to a doctor who specializes in pain management, including procedures to relieve pain, and whether this is helpful to patients with pain related to their cancer.

Detailed description

This is a single arm pilot study evaluating a new system of referral and pain evaluation for patients with advanced solid tumors and moderate-to-severe pain who are not already on high-dose opioids to an anesthesia-trained interventional pain management specialist . A variety of interventional treatments for pain have been proven effective for cancer patients. Often without early referral patients do not get evaluated for interventional procedures for their pain unless the pain is very severe, or they are admitted to the hospital. It is expect this intervention will work by providing effective pain treatments to patients sooner than they might normally be referred and will be evaluated by how many patients are candidates for interventional treatments for their pain, whether patients choose to receive these treatments, and whether patients find the pain specialist referral acceptable and helpful The research study procedures include screening for eligibility, study interventions including evaluations and follow up visits, as well as surveys at the beginning, middle, and end of the study. Participants will be followed on the study for 4 months. It is expected that about 30 people will take part in this research study. Medtronic and is providing funding for this research study

Conditions

• Cancer Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Early Referral	Directing a patient for a pain specialist consult earlier than standardly occurs.
OTHER	Pain Management Strategies	Specialized plan with procedures to ease pain

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-02
• Primary completion: 2024-02-26
• Completion: 2024-10-26
• First posted: 2022-05-09
• Last updated: 2025-04-16
• Results posted: 2025-04-16

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States