Decreasing Long-term Opioid Use in Cancer Survivors (NCT05067556) | Clinical Trial Compass
SuspendedNot Applicable
Decreasing Long-term Opioid Use in Cancer Survivors
Stopped: Insufficient staffing
United States18 participantsStarted 2021-12-20
Plain-language summary
This is a feasibility pilot trial assessing a behavioral intervention for chronic pain among disease-free cancer survivors to decrease long-term opioid dependence.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosis of cancer of any type, currently in remission, having completed active primary therapy. Patients on oral adjuvant hormone therapy will still be eligible.
* Completed active therapy must have been curative in intent (for example stage IV cancer patients such as head and neck cancer patients treated with curative intent are eligible).
* Self-reported cancer pain for \>= 3 months
* Opioid use \>= 5MME/day (morphine milligram equivalents) as prescribed by physician for cancer-related pain for at least 6 months beyond completion of their cancer treatment
* VCUHealth system patient
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of opioid use prior to cancer diagnosis
* Anyone with prior history of substance use disorder or currently enrolled in a methadone program
* Anyone with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
* Current utilization of psychotherapy services for pain, depression, anxiety, and/or PTSD
* Cognitive concerns that would prevent meaningful engagement in treatment
* Inability to converse in English
* Lack of working telephone and Internet connection (must have at least one or the other)
* Anyone found to have progression of cancer
* Anyone diagnosed with cancer recurrence or new cancer during their study period
* Documented diagnosis of or positive screen for current substance use disorder (score \>5 on the Drug Abuse Screening Test-10 \[DAST-10\])
* Anyone scoring \>=8 on ORT indicating very high risk for opioid abuse