Clinical trial · Interventional
Edinburgh Pain Assessment Tool (EPAT©) Study
Does the Institutionalisation of Pain Assessment Using the EPAT© Package Reduce the Pain in Cancer In-patients More Than Usual Care; a Cluster Randomised Trial.
NCT00595777CI-TRIAL-00008151EPAT©completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
To determine if the institutionalisation of a regular systematic approach to the assessment of pain in inpatient cancer units using the Edinburgh Pain Assessment Tool (EPAT©) leads to better control of pain than that achieved by usual care.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPAT© Educational Package | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- 1. Comparison
- description
- The centres allocated to the comparison group will continue to provide usual care only.
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 2. Experimental
- description
- The EPAT package consists of an educational programme, which deals with the common barriers to effective cancer pain control and the bedside pain tool.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: EPAT© Educational Package
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- The magnitude of change in pain scores at the 2 evaluation points measured by patient self-rating
- timeFrame
- Maximum study duration is 9 days per patient
Secondary outcomes (3)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Able and consent to complete a Brief Pain Inventory score * Aged over 18 years * Have a pain score equal to or greater than 4 out of 10 at first assessment point (within 24 hours of admission) and pain is cancer related * Are expected to be available for pain assessment at 3 days after admission Exclusion Criteria: * Do not consent to take part in the study or who are too ill to take part, including those with severe mental health problems * Do not have cancer-related pain * Are under 18 years of age * Have a pain score of less than 4 * Are not expected to be available for pain assessment at 3 days after admission
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDFallon M, Walker J, Colvin L, Rodriguez A, Murray G, Sharpe M; Edinburgh Pain Assessment and Management Tool Study Group. Pain Management in Cancer Center Inpatients: A Cluster Randomized Trial to Evaluate a Systematic Integrated Approach-The Edinburgh Pain Assessment and Management Tool. J Clin Oncol. 2018 May 1;36(13):1284-1290. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2017.76.1825. Epub 2018 Mar 15. PMID 29543567