Effects of Mobile Medicine on Cancer Patients
Cancer Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Cancer Pain focused on measuring mini program, self management, cancer pain
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients aged 18 years or older;
- Be able to read Chinese and use a mobile phone;
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed solid tumor;
- Diagnosed chronic cancer pain
- Could understand the study process and evaluation, agreed to participate in the trial, and signed the informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Illiterate person;
- Incompetence;
- Inability to complete the pain assessment;
- Participation in any other therapies or other study protocols that may have an impact on pain intensity, which were the main outcomes of this study.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Sham Comparator
a mini program trial group
a control group
Pharmacists conducted a standardized education session to teach the participants how to operate the mobile phone, use mini program, assess pain. The participants in the trial group were asked to complete initial and final pain assessment questionnaires and Medication compliance on the mobile phones provided to them. Participants were encouraged to use mini program as much as possible to record their pain status.
The control group received conventional pharmaceutical care. Initial and final pain and Medication compliance data were collected. Before the patient was discharged from the hospital, the clinical pharmacist conducted detailed medication education (including medication methods, prevention and treatment of adverse reactions, and precautions) and asked the patient to attempt to maintain a paper version of the pain diary.