Prospective Study of Active Pain Management in Lung Cancer Outpatients (APM)

Chonnam National University Hospital79 enrolled

Overview

This study is: * A single-center, randomized, prospective controlled trial. * To prove superiority of active pain management group compared to control group by the percent of pain intensity difference of outpatients with lung cancer pain. * 204 patients will be recruited.

* The recruited patients in both group will be provided the education about pain-killer, and received medicines including opioids according to their numeric rating scale (NRS) * Active management group will be provided additional telephone counseling and dosage modification by specialized nurse for cancer pain. * The percent of pain intensity difference (%PID) * PID = (NRS of visit 1 - NRS of visit 3)/NRS of visit 1

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Lung Cancer

Interventions

Active pain managementBEHAVIORAL

Active pain management will be provided by specialized pain nurse, such as telephone counseling for toxicity control and opioid dose modification.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Outpatients with lung cancer. * The patients with uncontrolled lung cancer pain - more than and equal NRS 4 pain during previous 24 hours for background pain, or more than and equal 3 times/day for breakthrough painkiller medication. * Over 20 year-old male or female. * The patients can be able to received telephone counseling by investigator's decision. Exclusion Criteria: * Drug or alcohol abusers. * Child-bearing women or pregnant women. * The patients with moderate to severe psychiatric problems. * The patients who have hypersensitivity to opioids.

Locations (1)

Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital

Jeonnam, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The percent of pain intensity difference

The percent of pain intensity difference (%PID) %PID = (NRS of visit 1 - NRS of visit 3)/NRS of visit 1