New telehealth program aims to ease pain in older breast cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07300995
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a one-session telehealth program that teaches pain coping skills to older women (55+) with breast cancer who have ongoing pain. Participants also receive five short follow-up calls. The goal is to see if this brief training can reduce pain severity and interference, and improve quality of life. The trial involves 168 women from community cancer clinics.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pain Coping Skills Training (PCST) - a behavioral program delivered via telehealth
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, accessible way for older women with breast cancer to better manage pain and improve daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (168 participants) testing a behavioral intervention, so results may not apply to all. The program is brief and may not help everyone.
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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 168 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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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55 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Receiving cancer care at a Duke Cancer Network (DCN) clinic * Stage I-IV breast cancer * Self-reported pain on at least 10 days in the last month and pain rating of worst pain of 4 or greater on a 0-10 scale in the last week * Biologically female * Greater than or equal to 55 years old * Ability to speak and read English * Hearing and vision that allows for successful completion of videoconferencing and phone session Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in the last 6 months in a pain coping skills training program
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke Cancer Network
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27713, United States
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