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
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 55 Years and older
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
In plain language
This study tests one video session to teach pain coping skills, followed by five 15-minute phone calls. It is for women age 55 or older with breast cancer and pain who live in areas with limited health care. The study will measure pain, quality of life, and confidence in managing pain.
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.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- Get cancer care at a Duke Cancer Network (DCN) clinic.
- Have stage I–IV (1–4) breast cancer.
- Have had pain on at least 10 days in the past month.
- Rate your worst pain in the past week as 4 or higher on a scale from 0 to 10.
- Be biologically female.
- Be age 55 or older.
- Be able to speak and read English.
- Be able to hear and see well enough to take part in video and phone sessions.
Who can't join
- Have taken part in a pain coping skills training program in the past 6 months.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
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
Study sites (1)
NC
- Duke Cancer Network · Durham, NC 27713Tamara Somers · Study contactTamara Somers, PhD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Durham