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Central pain processing and modulation biomarkers profile in chronic pain prediction in patients with cancer

Not Applicable
Conditions
Cancer
Registration Number
ISRCTN14475880
Lead Sponsor
IPO Porto
Brief Summary

2024 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38849731/ (added 10/06/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Ongoing
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
450
Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult subjects =18 years old
2. Able to provide informed consent to participate in the study
3. Able to self-report pain
4. Recent diagnosis (less than 6 months) of cancer affecting the lung, breast, pancreas or colon (with metastases or not)
5. Not having started cancer treatment (all treatments are included)
6. Have a life expectancy of at least 12 months
7. Ability to use the internet and WhatsApp or have a person (family member, caregiver) to help them

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant women or women of fertile age not having efficacious contraception during the whole period of the study
2. Neurological and psychiatric disease (except anxiety and depression)
3. Unstable medical conditions (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, uncompensated cardiac issues, heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
4. History of neurosurgery, traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness, and/or cortical lesions
5. History of non-malignant chronic pain

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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