Caregiver-guided pain coping skills training for patients with advanced cancer: Background, design, and challenges for the CaringPals study.
Laura S PorterGregory SamsaJennifer L SteelLaura C HansonThomas William LeBlancJanet BullStacy FischerFrancis J KeefePublished in: Clinical trials (London, England) (2019)
The CaringPals trial addresses a gap in research in pain coping skills training interventions by addressing the unique needs of patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers. Findings from this study may lead to advances in the clinical care of patients with advanced cancer and pain, as well as a better understanding of the effects of training family caregivers to help patients cope with pain.