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Educational Intervention Targeting Nurses Attitudes and Knowledge About Cancer-related Pain Management

Primary Purpose

Neoplasms

Status

Completed

Phase

Not Applicable

Locations

Sweden

Study Type

Interventional

Intervention

Education

About this trial

This is an interventional health services research trial for Neoplasms

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

Cancer diagnosis
Aged 18 years and above
Cognitively intact and able to verbally communicate
At admission pain intensity >1 on Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

Exclusion Criteria:

Trauma or planned and/or acute surgery.

Sites / Locations

Blekinge Hospital

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

No Intervention

Arm Label

Education

Control

Arm Description

Educational theory based intervention and systematic daily pain assessment

Control group with care as usual

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Change from baseline of the total score of Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain

Nurses attitude and knowledge as measured by a modified version of the instrument: Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain

Secondary Outcome Measures

Change from Baseline - Brief Pain Inventory, Short Form (BPI-SF)

BPI-SF is a pain-assessment instrument developed for cancer patient. The instrument consists of nine items, and a figure depicting a human body where the patient marks position and type of pain. BPI-SF includes items concerning the degree of pain right now, pain during the last day and pain on average as well as items concerning effect of pain treatment, walking ability, mood, work, relationships and if sleep are affected by pain.

Full Information

NCT ID

NCT01313234

First Posted

March 5, 2011

Last Updated

January 5, 2013

Sponsor

Blekinge Institute of Technology

1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number

NCT01313234

Brief Title

Educational Intervention Targeting Nurses Attitudes and Knowledge About Cancer-related Pain Management

Official Title

A Theory Based Educational Intervention Targeting Nurses Attitudes and Knowledge Concerning Cancer-related Pain Management: A Study Protocol of a Quasi-experimental Study Design

Study Type

Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date

January 2013

Overall Recruitment Status

Completed

Study Start Date

April 2011 (undefined)

Primary Completion Date

June 2011 (Actual)

Study Completion Date

December 2011 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title

Sponsor

Name of the Sponsor

Blekinge Institute of Technology

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee

5. Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an intervention consisting of the implementation of guidelines about daily systematic pain assessment following a theory based education, targeting cancer-related pain and pain treatment, lead to a significantly positive improvement in RNs knowledge of, and attitudes towards their pain management. Furthermore will the interventions targeting the RNs influence the admitted patient's perception of their cancer-related pain?

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study

Neoplasms

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose

Health Services Research

Study Phase

Not Applicable

Interventional Study Model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open Label)

Allocation

Non-Randomized

Enrollment

60 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title

Education

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Description

Educational theory based intervention and systematic daily pain assessment

Arm Title

Control

Arm Type

No Intervention

Arm Description

Control group with care as usual

Intervention Type

Behavioral

Intervention Name(s)

Education

Intervention Description

Theory based education and systematic daily assessment

Primary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Change from baseline of the total score of Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain

Description

Nurses attitude and knowledge as measured by a modified version of the instrument: Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain

Time Frame

Measurement will occur at first session of the educational intervention and 2 and 6 weeks after

Secondary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Change from Baseline - Brief Pain Inventory, Short Form (BPI-SF)

Description

Time Frame

Measurement will occur at admission of the patient and at discharge from the hospital. Estimated average time period from admission to discharge is 2 weeks

10. Eligibility

Sex

All

Minimum Age & Unit of Time

18 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Cancer diagnosis Aged 18 years and above Cognitively intact and able to verbally communicate At admission pain intensity >1 on Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Exclusion Criteria: Trauma or planned and/or acute surgery.

Facility Information:

Facility Name

Blekinge Hospital

City

Karlskrona

ZIP/Postal Code

37185

Country

Sweden

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:

PubMed Identifier

23958335

Citation

Gustafsson M, Borglin G. Can a theory-based educational intervention change nurses' knowledge and attitudes concerning cancer pain management? A quasi-experimental design. BMC Health Serv Res. 2013 Aug 19;13:328. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-328.

Results Reference

derived

PubMed Identifier

21942991

Citation

Borglin G, Gustafsson M, Krona H. A theory-based educational intervention targeting nurses' attitudes and knowledge concerning cancer-related pain management: a study protocol of a quasi-experimental design. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011 Sep 23;11:233. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-233.

Results Reference

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