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A Collaborative Intervention for Improving Cancer Pain Management in Cancer Survivors (ASCENT)
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Summary
This clinical trial tests a collaborative pain management intervention (ASCENT) for improving cancer pain in cancer survivors. Cancer pain is prevalent, under-treated, and remains a major cause of suffering, impairment, and disability for millions of Americans. Individual pain interventions and care models show promise for cancer pain in controlled settings. All cancer survivors stand to benefit from electronic health record innovations, as they can experience profound pain outcomes, including marked under- and over-prescribing of opioids. Digitally facilitated solutions are especially helpful and can be customized to address patient needs. The ASCENT intervention provides patients with an educational guide that describes techniques for addressing cancer pain, and uses community health workers and pain care managers to coach patients through a personalized pain management plan. This study may help researchers learn how pain management strategies can improve cancer pain and lower risk of opioid exposure and dependency in cancer survivors.
Official title: Advancing Safe, Comprehensive, Digitally-Enabled Cancer Pain Management (ASCENT) Clinical Trial - Main
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
660
Start Date
2024-02-07
Completion Date
2027-08-31
Last Updated
2025-12-01
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Best Practice
Receive enhanced usual care
Educational Intervention
Receive ASCENT guide
Questionnaire Administration
Ancillary studies
Electronic Health Record Review
Ancillary studies
Health Telemonitoring
Attend video or phone calls with a CHW and/or PCM
Cancer Pain Management
Receive personalized pain management plan
Locations (3)
Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Mayo Clinic in Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States