Sip Study

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Sip Study – exploratory study of behaviours of patients who take their strong opioids as unmeasured ‘sips’.

• IRAS ID

  169356

• Contact name

  Paul Perkins

• Contact email

  paul.perkins@suerydercare.org

• Sponsor organisation

  Senior Research Manager

• Duration of Study in the UK

  2 years, 0 months, 0 days

• Research summary

  We know that some patients with cancer pain do not follow the advice given to them about taking their as needed painkillers for intermittent (often called breakthrough) pain. There is no published evidence about this behaviour. We would like to ask patients or their carers to measure how much they take for 2 doses. We also want to ask them some questions about this 'sipping' behaviour. This will help doctors and nurses to understand more about patients who take their painkillers in this way.

• REC name

  East of England - Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/EE/0034

• Date of REC Opinion

  22 Jan 2015

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion