A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Web-based Platform for Cancer Pain Management

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

a patient self-reporting applet: We propose to develop a patient self-reporting applet that is easy to use and simple to operate. The program is embedded with questionnaires related to cancer pain and quality of life assessment, so that patients can fill out the questionnaires to report their symptoms and changes in their conditions to primary care doctors in a timely manner. At the same time, the background of the program will monitor the patient's indicators in real time. When the patient's pain reaches moderate-to-severe level, or when the patient experiences side effects of drugs, or when the patient's adherence to medication is poor, the primary care doctor can immediately receive relevant alerts through the app, so as to intervene in the patient's cancer pain treatment. When the patient has an "alarm value", primary care doctors can provide feedback to doctors in higher-level hospitals and implement comprehensive and standardized treatment for cancer pain patients.

Study summary

Malignant tumors are one of the major public health problems in China, and cancer pain is a common symptom in tumor patients, affecting the quality of life. In rural areas, cancer pain management is challenging due to insufficient medical resources and limitations in understanding cancer pain. Investigators plan to develop a convenient patient self-reporting applet to help participants report their symptoms to primary care physicians promptly and monitor pain levels and medication in real-time. This project aims to improve the efficiency of cancer pain management, integrate cancer pain into chronic disease management, improve the quality of healthcare services for rural participants, and promote the construction of a healthy China.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Patient's average pain level (derived from the Brief Pain Scale) — From patient enrollment to 3 months, during which time the applet was used once a week
  The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) is a validated tool for assessing pain intensity and impact on daily life. The BPI consists of two parts: the first part assesses the intensity of pain using a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates the worst pain; the second part assesses the impact of pain on various aspects of the patient's life (e.g., mood, work, sleep, and social activities). The BPI is simple and easy to use, and can help healthcare professionals to quickly obtain quantitative information about pain and monitor the effectiveness of pain management.

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