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Effectiveness of a clinical intervention in improving pain control in outpatients with cancer treated by radiation therapy . PURPOSE To determine the effectiveness of a multicomponent clinical intervention to reduce pain in outpatients with cancer . METHODS AND MATERIALS Sixty-four patients were randomly assigned to receive either a clinical intervention including an information session , the use of a pain diary , and the possibility to contact a physician to adjust the pain medication , or the usual treatment of pain by the staff radiation oncologist . All patients reported their average and worst pain levels at baseline and 2 and 3 weeks after the start of the intervention . RESULTS The study groups were similar with respect to their baseline characteristics and pain levels at randomization . After 3 weeks , the average and worst pain experienced by patients randomized to the clinical intervention group was significantly inferior to the average pain experienced by patients in the control group ( 2.9/10 vs. 4.4/10 and 4.2/10 vs. 5.5/10 , respectively ) . Results showed that the experimental group patients decreased their pain levels more than the control group patients did over time . CONCLUSION An intervention including patient education , a pain diary , and defining a procedure for therapeutic adjustments can be effective to improve pain relief in outpatients with cancer .
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Intervention_Educational
clinical intervention
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Intervention_Educational
radiation therapy
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Intervention_Educational
multicomponent clinical intervention
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Intervention_Educational
clinical intervention
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Intervention_Educational
information session
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Intervention_Physical
pain diary
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Intervention_Other
contact a physician
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Intervention_Physical
or the usual treatment of pain by the staff radiation oncologist
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Intervention_Educational
clinical intervention group
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Intervention_Educational
patient education
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Intervention_Physical
a pain diary
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Intervention_Psychological
therapeutic adjustments
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Outcome_Pain
pain levels
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Outcome_Pain
a pain diary
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Outcome_Pain
improve pain relief
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Participant_Condition
cancer
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Participant_Condition
cancer
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Participant_Sample-size
Sixty-four patients
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Participant_Condition
cancer