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NCT Number: NCT01313234

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

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?

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Key information

Conditions

Neoplasms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Blekinge Hospital

Karlskrona, 37185, Sweden

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Education

Behavioral

Theory based education and systematic daily assessment

Primary outcomes

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

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

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

Secondary outcomes

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

    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

    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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Blekinge Institute of Technology

Other

Registry information

Official study 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

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Mar 11, 2011
Registry last updated
Jan 8, 2013

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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