Pain Management for Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Head and Neck Carcinoma

Treatments

Other: Questionnaire Administration

Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment

Behavioral: Behavioral Intervention

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05115825

NCI-2021-10801 (Registry Identifier)

STUDY00019309 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This clinical trial improves an existing pain management program and tests its effect on head and neck cancer survivors. This trial aims to find a better program to improve pain-related physical functioning, mood, and quality of life in a sample of individuals who have undergone treatment for head and neck cancer.

Full description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Adapt an existing telehealth pain management intervention to target improvement of pain-related physical functioning, mood, substance use, and quality of life in a local sample of veteran head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors.

II. Conduct a pilot of the adapted intervention to examine the feasibility (accrual, adherence, attrition) and acceptability (participant satisfaction) that will form the basis of a well-powered, randomized clinical trial submitted for funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), American Cancer Society (ACS), or Veterans Affairs (VA).

OUTLINE:

Patients attend 5 sessions of Mobile Pain Coping Skills Training for 45 minutes each over 8 weeks.

After completion of study, patients are followed up at 2 months.

Enrollment

30 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Clinically confirmed diagnosis of HNC for which the participants have completed curative cancer treatment at the VA hospital or Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) within the 3-12 months following treatment
Self-reported current pain of 4 or higher, using the 0-10 Numeric Pain Rating (NRS) (0="no pain" to 10="the worst pain imaginable")
Self-report of pain 4 or higher on two occasions, more than three weeks apart, since the completion of curative treatment

Exclusion criteria

Enrolled in hospice
Have substantial hearing or visual difficulties that would impair ability to participate
Have inadequate cognitive functioning as indicated by medical record review and/or interactions with clinical staff. If needed the investigators can follow up with the St. Louis University Mental State Examination (score of < 22/30) (SLUMS); or
Have untreated severe psychiatric illness that would impact the ability to consent and participate in the intervention
Had only surgical treatment for their HNC