Pain Prevalence and Risk Factors Among Sarcoma/Melanoma Oncology Patients in an Outpatients Setting

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust250 enrolled

Overview

The primary objective of this research project is to estimate the number of patients with sarcoma or melanoma attending an outpatients clinic that are in pain or have unmet pain needs.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

250

Conditions

Sarcoma Melanoma

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of sarcoma or melanoma cancer * Able to respond to an assessment in written English. * Able to provide informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients whose health would be compromised by participation in the study

Locations (1)

Royal Marsden Hospital

Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The proportion of patients with significant pain and the proportion of patients with a negative score on the pain management index (PMI)

Secondary Outcomes

Proportion of patients with neuropathic pain.

Potential predictors of pain. The variables tested as potential risk factors will be age, tumour type, gender and treatment type.

We will also seek to identify potential predictors of pain intensity in patients that do have pain. In addition to the risk factors already mentioned above, duration and cause of pain will also be tested in this case as potential pain predictors.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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