RECRUITING

Meaning-Centered Pain Coping Skills Training for Cancer Pain

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

This study is a randomized controlled trial of a psychosocial pain management intervention called, Meaning-Centered Pain Coping Skills Training (MCPC). Patients with advanced solid tumor cancer and pain interference (N=210) will be randomized to MCPC or a standard care control condition. Patient-reported outcomes will be assessed at baseline and 8- and 12-week follow-ups. The risk and safety issues in this trial are low and limited to those common to a psychosocial intervention (e.g., loss of confidentiality).

Official Title

Meaning-Centered Pain Coping Skills Training: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Psychosocial Intervention for Advanced Cancer Patients

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-02-09
Study Completion:2026-03-26
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05385965

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Stage IV solid tumor cancer diagnosis
  2. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 2 or lower
  3. * At least one clinical pain severity rating \> 0 out of 10 in past month
  4. * At least moderate pain interference (8-item Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System \[PROMIS\] Pain Interference T-score \>/= 55) in the past week at telephone screening
  5. * Ability to speak and read in English
  6. * Age \>/= 18 years.
  1. * Significant cognitive impairment as indicated in medical chart or during telephone screening
  2. * Serious untreated mental illness
  3. * Primary brain cancer diagnosis
  4. * Previous engagement in Pain Coping Skills Training or Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy
  5. * Enrollment in hospice at screening

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Joseph G Winger, PhD
CONTACT
919-416-7506
joseph.winger@duke.edu

Principal Investigator

Joseph G Winger, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Duke University

Study Locations (Sites)

Duke Cancer Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Duke University

  • Joseph G Winger, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Duke University

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-02-09
Study Completion Date2026-03-26

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-02-09
Study Completion Date2026-03-26

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Caner pain management
  • Psychosocial intervention
  • Spiritual aspects of coping with pain
  • Pain Coping Skills Training
  • Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Advanced Solid Tumor
  • Pain