New study aims to improve cancer pain management
NCT ID NCT03752268
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how people with chronic cancer pain take their long-acting opioid medications. The goal is to learn from their experiences and develop a better way to manage cancer pain. About 150 adults who are prescribed long-acting opioids for cancer pain will participate. The study focuses on understanding current habits and testing the acceptability of a new pain management approach.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2014
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 21 or older * Currently prescribed a long-acting (LA) opioid for nociceptive cancer pain (extended release oxycodone, extended-release morphine, transdermal fentanyl patches, methadone tablets) * Ability to comprehend study materials in English * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 * In charge of administering own pain medications * Part 2 study only: within 4 months of current prescription of LA opioid for nociceptive cancer pain Exclusion Criteria: * Impaired cognition, active substance disorder, or other active, unstable mental health disorder * Current long-acting opioid treatment for pre-existing condition * Part 2 study only: Prior enrollment in the Part 1 study\*\*
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02214, United States
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