Behavioral Pain Intervention for Older Cancer Patients
ConditionBreast Cancer
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age55+
SponsorWeill Medical College of Cornell University
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Receiving cancer care at a Duke Cancer Network (DCN) clinic
Stage I-IV breast cancer
Self-reported pain on at least 10 days in the last month and pain rating of worst pain of 4 or greater on a 0-10 scale in the last week
Biologically female
Disqualifiers
Participation in the last 6 months in a pain coping skills training program
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Pain Coping Skills Training (PCST)
Treatment groups
168 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Collaborator
Duke University
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov