Adequacy of Pain Treatment in Radiotherapy

Scientific Institute for Research Hospitalization and Healthcare (IRCCS)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cancer Pain; Analgesic Drugs

Treatments: Other: Patients accessing to Radiotherapy Unit

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03550599

ARISE

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim of the study is to evaluate adequacy of pain treatment in oncologic patients, accessing to Radiotherapy Unit

Full description

Prescription of analgesic drugs is a basic topic in cancer patients, but undertreatment is common. The aim of the study is to analyse pain control and adequacy of antalgic treatments in patients coming to Radiotherapy Unit for radiation treatment.

Enrollment: 2,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients accessing to Radiotherapy Unit for radiation treatment (both palliative or with radical intent) with diagnosis of primitive or metastatic cancer;

Exclusion criteria

• Concomitant diseases that can affect reliability of collected data

Trial design

2,000 participants in 1 patient group

patients accessing to Radiotherapy Unit

Description:

patients accessing to Radiotherapy Unit for oncologic treatment

Treatment:

Other: Patients accessing to Radiotherapy Unit