Clinical trial · Interventional
Behavioral Pain Intervention for Older Cancer Patients
Brief Pain Coping Skills Training for Older Women With Breast Cancer and Pain: An Efficacy-Effectiveness Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT07300995CI-TRIAL-00121775recruitingN/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)
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain Coping Skills Training (PCST) | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Pain Coping Skills Training
- description
- Participants in this group will complete a 50-minute telehealth session with a trained study nurse. During this session, they will be taught how to use several coping strategies for managing pain. This will be followed by 5 weekly, 15-minute supportive phone calls, where the study nurse will reinforce the learned coping skills. They will be asked to complete 2 follow-up surveys (10 weeks and 15 weeks after the first survey).
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Pain Coping Skills Training (PCST)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Usual Care
- description
- Participants in this group will not complete the new program. They will be asked to complete 2 follow-up surveys (10 and 15 weeks after the first survey).
Primary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Pain severity as measured by the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 55 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * 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 * Greater than or equal to 55 years old * Ability to speak and read English * Hearing and vision that allows for successful completion of videoconferencing and phone session Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in the last 6 months in a pain coping skills training program
References
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