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Behavioral Intervention

Adapted Ca-HELP for Geriatric Cancer Patients for Pain

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Cary Reid, MD, PhD

Research Sponsored by Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, two weeks post-intervention

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether the Ca-HELP intervention can reduce pain and improve quality of life for rural cancer patients.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ two weeks post-intervention

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~two weeks post-intervention

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and two weeks post-intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Acceptability (Aim 2), as Measured by Helpfulness

Acceptability (Aim 2), as Measured by Qualitative Feedback

Acceptability (Aim 2), as Measured by Readability

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Secondary outcome measures

Change in Pain Severity

Change in Pain-related Impairment

Change in Self-efficacy for Communicating With Physicians About Pain Severity

+1 more

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Ca-HELPExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

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).

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Adapted Ca-HELP for Geriatric Cancer Patients

2021

N/A

~30

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityLead Sponsor

1,054 Previous Clinical Trials

1,316,498 Total Patients Enrolled

7 Trials studying Pain

1,300 Patients Enrolled for Pain

Maury Regional Medical CenterUNKNOWN

Brown UniversityOTHER

456 Previous Clinical Trials

563,051 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Pain

800 Patients Enrolled for Pain

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Approximately how many individuals are participating in this clinical research?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov shows that this trial is currently recruiting participants, with the initial posting having been made on May 1st 2021 and last edited on March 25th 2022. The clinical study requires 30 patients to be recruited from one location."

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Are there still spots available to participate in this experiment?

"As per the information available on clinicaltrials.gov, this research continues to be open for recruitment. The trial was initially posted on May 1st 2021 with an update made as recent as March 25th 2022."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Adaptation of Ca-HELP Intervention in Rural Geriatric Cancer Patient Population

2021. "Adaptation of Ca-HELP Intervention in Rural Geriatric Cancer Patient Population". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04262232.