Testing Feasibility of Motivational Interviewing for Patient-Reported Cancer Pain Goals

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Other Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03736746

18-376

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research study is evaluating the acceptability and feasibility of using a cognitive behavioral intervention called Motivational Interviewing to help persons with pain from cancer set goals for managing that pain.

Full description

This study is being conducted to evaluate a new way that clinicians can help identify the goals that cancer participants have for managing their pain. This new method uses discussion between a patient and a clinician, in this case a registered nurse, during which one or more goals may be set. At this time, there are no tested methods that clinicians can use for helping patients set these kinds of goals.

Enrollment: 54 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• At least 18-years of age
• Has an appointment with DFCI ambulatory palliative care service for cancer-related pain
• Can speak English

Exclusion criteria

-Diagnosis of delirium or other cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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54 participants in 1 patient group

Motivational Interviewing

Experimental group

Description:

* Will entail two-to-four Motivational Interviewing sessions per participant * Will include a battery of questionnaires * Investigator-led discussion about the participant's pain experience which is focused on the participant reporting of functional pain goals (FPGs). * The investigator will elicit questions and goals that participants will be encouraged to discuss with their palliative care providers

Treatment:

Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing