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Intelligent Pain Management System for Assessing Pain in Cancer Patients

A study testing Intelligent Pain Management System in people with Pain and Neoplasms, run by Xinhua Translational Institute for Cancer Pain, Shanghai at 1 site in China.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Intelligent Pain Management System (IPMS) could make recording and interfering pain timely among cancer patients with pain. The system's usability, feasibility, compliance, and satisfaction will also be assessed. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 45 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Pain, Neoplasms
What is being tested?
Intelligent Pain Management System
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
46 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
May 2016to May 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 45 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • the patient was able to read Chinese and use smart phones;
  • the patient was diagnosed with cancer and has self-reported cancer pain within a month prior to the study;
  • the patient was being seen on a regular basis by the oncology team;
  • the patient was under standard analgesia treatments;
  • the patient was estimated to have over 3 months survival time.

Who cannot join

  • the patients who self-reported to have severe cognitive impairments or major comorbid illnesses that would interfere with pain assessment.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Xinhua Translational Institute for Cancer Pain, Shanghai

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: Development and Testing of an Intelligent Pain Management System (IPMS) for Chinese Patients With Cancer

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Intelligent Pain Management System (IPMS) could make recording and interfering pain timely among cancer patients with pain. The system's usability, feasibility, compliance, and satisfaction will also be assessed.

Read the detailed description

Research indicate that over one-third of cancer patients experienced cancer pain, which is known as a major reason leading to lower quality of life of the patients.In this present study, the investigators aim to design, develop, and test the feasibility of a low cost, conveniently implemented mobile application to facilitate real-time pain recording and timely intervention among Chinese cancer patients with pain. This system evaluate real-time pain and Karnofsky Performance Status(KPS)scores for quality of life, and to generate an action plan to visit the physician or to adjust pain medication dosage when the pain threshold is reached. The investigators study is to test this system's effectiveness.

Conditions
Pain, Neoplasms
Being tested
Intelligent Pain Management System
Keywords
cancer pain, mobile applications
Medical subject headings
Pain, Neoplasms, Cancer Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Intelligent Pain Management SystemDevice

    Also called IPMS

    A mobile phone application which can record the pain the cancer patients have and can deliver these records to doctors in order that doctors give patients prescriptions promptly.

Study groups in NCT02765269
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
IPMS groupExperimentalCancer patients with pain are asked to use the Intelligent Pain Management System as much as possible to record the degree and location of pain at least once every day. Through assessments of these pain record, physicians could give the patients appropriate advice.
Receives: Device: Intelligent Pain Management System
Control groupNo interventionThe control group are communicated through conventional method such as telephone calls or door-to-door visit to collect the pain assessment to guide doctors' therapy.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Feasibility of Mobile Application Assessed by Observing the Number of Daily Pain Assessments Recorded Among Patients

    The primary objective is to demonstrate that this mobile application is feasible by observing the numbers of daily pain assessment among patients.

    Measured: 2 weeks

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Pain Management

    Numerical rating scale allows a person to describe the intensity of his/her pain as a number usually ranging from 0 to 10, where "0" means "no pain" and "10" means pain as "bad as it could be". Higher values means worse outcomes. The investigators will compare average pain score assessed by numerical rating scale at the end of the trial period.

    Measured: 2 weeks

  2. Users' Satisfaction (Questionnaire)

    Patients will be asked to complete a questionnaire after patients use it for 2 weeks.

    Measured: 2 weeks

  3. Karnofsky Performance Score Evaluation

    The Karnofsky performance score runs from 100 to 0, where 100 is "perfect" health and 0 is death. Higher values represent better outcomes.The investigators will compare average score between trial group and control group.

    Measured: 2 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 May 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2016
  3. Primary completionMay 2016
  4. Study completionMay 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
46 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02765269
Sponsor's protocol ID
XHTICP 001
Status last verified
Jul 2016
First submitted
25 Apr 2016
Last updated
5 Dec 2016
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Sun Y, Jiang F, Gu JJ, Wang YK, Hua H, Li J, Cheng Z, Liao Z, Huang Q, Hu W, Ding G. Development and Testing of an Intelligent Pain Management System (IPMS) on Mobile Phones Through a Randomized Trial Among Chinese Cancer Patients: A New Approach in Cancer Pain Management. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2017 Jul 25;5(7):e108. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.7178.

    PubMed 28743681

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Intelligent Pain Management System in people with Pain and Neoplasms, run by Xinhua Translational Institute for Cancer Pain, Shanghai at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Dec 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 21 Oct 2016). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Feasibility of Mobile Application Assessed by Observing the Number of Daily Pain Assessments Recorded Among Patients (time frame: 2 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02765269, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Dec 2016; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.

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