Prevent constipation in people with advanced cancer on opioids
Part of Cancer, Mental health, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether starting a bowel-prevention approach can help stop constipation caused by opioid pain medicines in people with advanced (metastatic) cancer. You may be able to join if you are about to start long-acting or skin opioid pain treatment.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have metastatic cancer and are age 18 or older
- You are starting long-acting opioid pills or opioid skin patches for pain
- You can complete questionnaires in Dutch
- If you used opioids before, you stopped them more than 4 weeks ago
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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