NCT07300995

Behavioral Pain Intervention for Older Cancer Patients

Brief Pain Coping Skills Training for Older Women With Breast Cancer and Pain: An Efficacy-Effectiveness Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 168 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Duke University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled trial examines a 1-session, telehealth pain coping skills training (PCST) protocol with five 15-minute maintenance calls (Brief PCST-Community) adapted for women with breast cancer in medically underserved areas. Pain, health-related quality of life, and self-efficacy for pain management will be assessed at baseline and 10 and 15 weeks later.

Detailed description

Pain continues to be persistent, interfering, and distressing for women with breast cancer. Behavioral cancer pain interventions continue to be poorly implemented with pronounced disparities for older breast cancer patients receiving oncology care in medically underserved areas. Within this context, this randomized controlled trial examines a 1-session, telehealth pain coping skills training (PCST) protocol with five 15-minute maintenance calls (Brief PCST-Community) adapted for women with breast cancer in medically underserved areas. Pain, health-related quality of life, and self-efficacy for pain management will be assessed at baseline and 10 and 15 weeks later.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Pain Coping Skills Training (PCST)	Behavioral pain intervention delivered via telehealth.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-04-06
• Primary completion: 2027-04-30
• Completion: 2027-06-01
• First posted: 2025-12-24
• Last updated: 2026-03-25