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Behavioral Intervention

Integrating Pain-CBT Into an mHealth Analgesic Support Intervention for Patients With Chronic Pain From Advanced Cancers

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Desiree Azizoddine, PsyD
Research Sponsored by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
* Age ≥ 22 years
* Patient diagnosed with an active cancer diagnosis (locally advanced solid tumor malignancy, multiple myeloma, or other advanced hematologic malignancy), either undergoing active treatment or receiving treatment for an advanced cancer or are receiving supportive/palliative care
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 12 months, based on total accrual duration
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

Smartphone Technology to Alleviate Malignant Pain (STAMP) The purpose of the study is to develop and refine the Smartphone Technology to Alleviate Malignant Pain (STAMP) application intervention and carry out a randomized pilot to test the novel mHealth (Mobile health technology) intervention, which harmonizes psychological and pharmacological support for advanced cancer pain. The name of the study smartphone application involved in this study is: -STAMP+CBT

Eligible Conditions
  • Pain
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 12 months, based on total accrual duration
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 12 months, based on total accrual duration for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Application Utilization Time (Cohort C)
Completion Rate of App-Delivered Content (Cohort C)
Retention Rate (Cohort C)
+4 more
Secondary study objectives
Change in Acceptability E-Scale Score from Baseline to 4 Weeks (Cohort C)
Change in Acceptability E-Scale Score from Baseline to 4 Weeks (Cohort D)
Change in Acceptability E-Scale Score from Baseline to 6 Weeks (Cohort C)
+23 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Cohort D: Digital Cancer Pain Education Packet + Usual CareExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Permutated-block randomization and a block size of 6 will be used to randomize 30 participants to this cohort, and participants will complete: * Baseline in-person or remote visit with introduction to the digital cancer pain education packet and pain tracker form. * Completion of pain tracker * Day 7 check in with study team * Day 14 survey * Day 28 surveys * Optional in-person or remote semi-structured, exit interview to review the educational packet * Day 42 (Week 6) follow-up survey
Group II: Cohort C: STAMP + CBT AppExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Permutated-block randomization and a block size of 6 will be used to randomize 30 participants to this cohort, and participants will complete: * Baseline in-person or remote visit with an introduction to the STAMP+CBT application. * Surveys via the application 6 days per week. * Day 7 check in with study team * Day 14 survey * Day 28 follow-up surveys * Optional in-person or remote semi-structured, exit interview * Day 42 (Week 6) follow-up survey
Group III: Cohort B: Pre-Pilot TestingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
8 participants will be enrolled for this cohort and will engage in a 4-week testing period of the intervention followed by a one-time interview with study staff.
Group IV: Cohort A: User Acceptability TestingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
15 participants will be enrolled for this cohort. Participants will engage in a one-time interview with study staff or a focus group with other participants. Application testing and user acceptability testing will be completed by participants to provide feedback for refining the intervention.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteLead Sponsor
1,111 Previous Clinical Trials
358,298 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Pain
133 Patients Enrolled for Pain
National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH
13,942 Previous Clinical Trials
41,023,400 Total Patients Enrolled
99 Trials studying Pain
17,662 Patients Enrolled for Pain
Desiree Azizoddine, PsyDPrincipal InvestigatorDana-Farber Cancer Institute
~55 spots leftby Oct 2026