New digital coaching aims to ease cancer pain and cut opioid risks
NCT ID NCT06198010
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a program called ASCENT that helps cancer survivors manage pain using an educational guide and coaching from community health workers and pain care managers. The goal is to improve pain control and lower the risk of opioid misuse. About 660 adults with cancer-related pain who live in rural areas or identify as Hispanic will take part.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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680 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * A qualifying liquid or solid cancer diagnosis with visits at a participating Mayo site in the past 15 years * Including malignant hematology * Lymphoma * Myeloma * Chronic leukemias * Age \>= 18 * Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) pain score of \>= 5/10 * Pain that developed or worsened following cancer diagnosis * Fit the description of either rural or Hispanic or both Exclusion Criteria: * Patient Health Questionnaire - 8 (PHQ8) score of \>= 13 * Hospice enrollment * Skilled nursing facility, inpatient rehabilitation facility, or long-term care placement * Encounters with Palliative Care or the Pain Clinic in the past two months or upcoming two months * Any mention of hospice referral in medical oncology encounter notes (assess through textual search of the Mayo Data Explorer) * Affirmative response to, "Are you usually confined to a bed or chair more than a third of your waking hours because of your health?" * Currently homeless * Do not feel safe in their home * New or worsening chest pain, chest tightness, or chest pressure * Back pain that is associated with a new or worsening weakness, control of bowels/bladder, or difficulty walking * Lightheadedness, inability to keep down food or fluids, or vomiting blood or dark coffee-grounds-like material * New or worsening headaches that are associated with vision changes, nausea, balance issues, or problems with speech * Screens positive for use of non-cannabis drug use a a frequency of monthly or greater * Inability to engage with the intervention due to medical or psychological response
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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