Clinical trial · Observational
Procedural Pain in Palliative Care: Prevalence, Intensity and Treatment
Procedural Pain in Palliative Care: Prevalence, Intensity and Treatment. A Prospective, Cross-sectional, Multicenter, National Study
NCT02437929CI-TRIAL-00022966completedClinicalTrials.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)
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.
Conditions
Conditions (5)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakthrough Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pain Due to Certain Specified Procedures | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Terminal Disease | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (6)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bladder catheterization | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Mobilization | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Personal Hygiene Care | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Positioning | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Subcutaneous drugs administration | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Wound care | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Patients receiving standard procedures
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Mobilization
- Procedure: Positioning
- Procedure: Personal Hygiene Care
- Procedure: Bladder catheterization
- Procedure: Wound care
- Procedure: Subcutaneous drugs administration
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- 11 Points - Numerical Rating Scale (NRS); change in baseline pain intensity during the procedure (of 3 points NRS or higher)
- timeFrame
- 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
- description
- 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).
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
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)
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