![]() ![]() ![]() The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) was filled out on the pretreatment and at the 4 weeks follow-up visit. All pain medications and worst pain scores were collected before, daily during, and for 10 days after RT. Pain flare was defined as a 2- point increase in worst pain score as compared with baseline with no decrease in analgesic intake or a 25 % increase in analgesic intake as compared with baseline with no decrease in worst pain score. Methodsīetween June 2010 and June 2014, 204 patients were enrolled in this study and 135 patients with complete data were evaluable. ![]() The aim of the study was to prospectively evaluate the incidence of pain flare following RT for painful bone metastases and evaluate its effects on pain control and functionality of the patients. Pain flare, a transient worsening of the bone pain after RT, has been described in previous reports with different incidence rates. Palliative radiotherapy (RT) is an effective treatment for symptomatic bone metastases. ![]()
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