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Keep this study
Lead
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Age ≥ 18 years or older
Having a diagnosis of the following: stage III or IV lung cancer; any stage pancreatic cancer; unresectable cholangiocarcinoma; unresectable liver cancer; unresectable ampullary or peri-ampullary cancer or other stage IV gastrointestinal cancer; stage III or IV ovarian or fallopian tube cancers or other stage IV gynecologic cancer; stage IV breast cancer; stage III testicular cancer; stage IV genitourinary cancer; stage III or IV sarcoma; stage IV melanoma; stage III or IV head/neck cancer; stage IV endocrine cancer; or hematological malignancies (lymphoma, myeloma, and leukemia)
Be ambulatory (Karnofsky functional score of ≥ 60)
Having musculoskeletal pain, defined as regional (joints, extremities, back, neck) or more generalized (fibromyalgia or chronic widespread pain); Patients with a neuropathic component to their pain that involves the extremities or back will be eligible.
Having musculoskeletal pain for at least 1 month
Having had pain for at least 15 days in the preceding 30 days
Having a pain rating of 4 or greater in worst pain on a 0-10 numerical rating scale in the preceding week
Having an expected prognosis of greater than six months as judged by the treating oncologist or study physician
You may not be if
Having a platelet count \<15,000
Cognitive impairment precluding response to study assessments
Unwilling to accept random assignment
Unwilling to commit to the 26-week study time period
Have non-musculoskeletal pain syndromes (headache, facial pain, chest pain, visceral abdominal pain) if these are the sole source of pain but can be present as co-morbid conditions as long as a patient has a primary musculoskeletal pain condition defined as above.
Clareo Health | Integrative Medicine for Pain in Patients With Advanced Cancer Trial (IMPACT)
