Clinical trial · Interventional
Adaptation of Ca-HELP Intervention in Rural Geriatric Cancer Patient Population
- 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)
The Cancer Health Empowerment for Living without Pain (Ca-HELP) is an evidence-based communication tool that empowers and engages patients to communicate effectively with their physicians about pain. The Ca-HELP intervention is rooted in social-cognitive theory which posits that behavior change and maintenance depends largely on individuals' ability and self-efficacy to execute a specific behavior. Ca-HELP coaches patients to ask questions, make requests, and signal distress to their physicians in order to achieve improved pain control. Previous research indicates significant improvement among cancer patients in their self-efficacy to communicate about their pain to their oncologists and reductions in pain misconceptions and pain-related impairment. Although a promising tool among geriatric cancer patients, Ca-HELP is not currently designed for optimal dissemination in rural settings.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adapted Ca-HELP for Geriatric Cancer Patients | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Ca-HELP
- description
- This intervention arm will consist of six components: (1) Assessment of current knowledge, attitudes, and preferences; (2) clarification and correction of misconceptions about cancer pain control; (3) teaching of relevant concepts (education about cancer pain control); (4) planning (identifying goals of care, creating achievable goals of care, and creating strategies to communicate goals of care to providers and family members); (5) rehearsal of communication strategies using role play exercises; and (6) portrayal of learned skills (patient applies skills in visit with healthcare provider).
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Adapted Ca-HELP for Geriatric Cancer Patients
Primary outcomes (9)
- measure
- Feasibility (Aim 2), as Measured by Number of Subjects Accrued to the Study
- timeFrame
- Two weeks post-intervention
- description
- Number of subjects accrued
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Patient Inclusion Criteria: * 65 years of age or older * Diagnosed with cancer * English speaking * Reside in non-institutional, rural settings * Receive care at community-based clinic in rural area * Ability to provide informed consent * Have identified an informal caregiver. Patient Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cognitively impairment (Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire scores of \<6); * Receiving hospice at time of enrollment. Caregiver eligibility criteria include the following * The person (family member or friend) whom the patient indicates provides most of their informal care * Able to provide informed consent. Provider eligibility criteria: -Currently works with geriatric cancer patients OR in a healthcare system serving this patient population. Providers will include social workers, nurses, oncologists, and healthcare administrators.
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