Trial results for a pain management intervention for cancer survivors, including those with Lymphoma, were posted on ClinicalTrials.gov on 2025-09-18. The study, designed to evaluate feasibility and acceptability, reported initial participant counts for various aspects of the intervention.
Background
Cancer pain is a significant public health issue in the United States, marked by health disparities. It is prevalent, often undertreated, and contributes substantially to suffering, impairment, and disability for millions of Americans. While individual pain interventions and care models have shown promise in controlled environments, there is a particular need to address these disparities. Hispanic and rural-dwelling cancer survivors are identified as populations that could greatly benefit from innovations in electronic health records to improve pain management.
Trial design
This completed study, identified as Phase NA, enrolled 51 participants. The trial included individuals with Chronic Leukemia, Hematopoietic and Lymphoid System Neoplasm, Lymphoma, Malignant Solid Neoplasm, and Multiple Myeloma. The study evaluated a pain management intervention preparatory to a future pragmatic trial, specifically focusing on rural-dwelling and Hispanic cancer survivors.
Key results
The trial reported various participant counts related to the feasibility and acceptability of the pain management intervention in Group I (Pain Management):
- For "Feasibility of Intervention", observed participant counts were 41, 17, 11, 5, 27, and 16.
- For "Acceptability of Intervention - Interaction", observed participant counts were 0, 1, 18, 16, and 0.
- For "Acceptability of Intervention - Satisfaction", the observed participant count was 0.
What this means
The posted results provide initial data on the feasibility and acceptability of a pain management intervention for cancer survivors, including those with lymphoma. The varying participant counts across different aspects of feasibility and acceptability offer insights into the operational aspects of implementing such an intervention. These findings contribute to understanding the practical implementation of pain management strategies, particularly for rural-dwelling and Hispanic cancer survivors who face significant health disparities in pain management, and can inform the design of future, larger pragmatic trials.
Source
The information regarding these trial results was obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov, a public database of clinical studies. The results for the study NCT06063603, titled "Evaluation of a Pain Management Intervention Preparatory to a Future Pragmatic Trial, ASCENT Study", were posted on 2025-09-18 on clinicaltrials.gov.