Pain Control in Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Breast or Prostate Cancer
Breast Cancer, Pain, Prostate Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring stage IV breast cancer, recurrent breast cancer, stage IV prostate cancer, recurrent prostate cancer, pain
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Recurrent or metastatic breast or prostate cancer "Pain worst" score of 4 or greater on the Brief Pain Inventory No prior enrollment on this study (patients treated during the run-in period are ineligible for randomization) Hormone receptor status: Not specified PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Menopausal status: Not specified Performance status: ECOG 0-2 Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Not specified Other: No major psychiatric illness, including the following DSM-III-R diagnoses: Bipolar disorder Schizophrenia Major depression Multiple personality disorder Psychotic disorder Dementia Outpatient status required PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: Not specified Chemotherapy: Not specified Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: At least 28 days since prior palliative radiotherapy to major site(s) of pain Surgery: Greater than 30 days since prior surgery
Sites / Locations
- CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
- CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project
- CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association
- John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center
- Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines
- Iowa Lutheran Hospital
- CCOP - Ochsner
- CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
- Midlands Cancer Center at Midlands Community Hospital
- CCOP - Northern New Jersey
- MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC
- Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- CCOP - MainLine Health
- CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium
- CCOP - St. Vincent Hospital Cancer Center, Green Bay
- Westmead Hospital
- Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas
- San Juan City Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Observation
Educational Intervention and Behavioral Skills Training
Standard pain management interventions usually given by hospital staff
Patients participated in a program including video presentations, written materials, and coaching in behavioral skills to improve pain control (not to reduce analgesic use).