Procedural Pain in Palliative Care: Prevalence, Intensity and Treatment

Antea Foundation1,079 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to assess self reported procedural pain compared with background pain and evaluate pain intensity differences across six standard procedures. Besides, rescue and preventive treatments used to control procedural pain will be examined.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,079

Conditions

Breakthrough Pain Pain Due to Certain Specified Procedures Pain Cancer Terminal Disease

Interventions

MobilizationPROCEDURE

PositioningPROCEDURE

Personal Hygiene CarePROCEDURE

Bladder catheterizationPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients receiving the procedures included in this study as a part of their standard care * Patients that have expressed their consent to participate to the study by signing the informed consent document Exclusion Criteria: * Very serious or unstable clinical conditions with a Karnofsky Performance Status Index (KPS) \< 20 * Presence of neurological or psychiatric conditions, due to the original disease or concomitant diseases, interfering with the patient's level of consciousness or with judgment, such as to compromise compliance with the study protocol; * Not adequately controlled background pain (average NRS in the last 24 hours is \> 4) * Emergency procedures or procedures performed during night time (from 8 p.m. until 8 a.m)

Locations (1)

San Marco hospice

Latina, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

11 Points - Numerical Rating Scale (NRS); change in baseline pain intensity during the procedure (of 3 points NRS or higher)

Self reported pain intensity 10 minutes before the procedure, during the procedure (measured immediately after that the procedure is performed), 10 minutes after the procedure. Each item is scored 0-10 (0 = no pain; 10 = worst possible pain).

Time frame: Participants will be followed 10 minutes before the procedure, for the duration of the procedure and ten minutes after, an expected average of 1 hour

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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