A randomized trial in cancer-related fatigue in palliatively treated patients: protocolized patient-tailored treatment of physical symptoms (PPT) vs care as usual (CAU)
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- cancer-related fatigue10027656
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 152
Inclusion Criteria
a. Histologically or cytologically proven solid malignancy;
b. Curative treatment is not possible anymore;
c. Treated in the outpatient clinic;
d. Presence of fatigue scored as >=4 on a scale of 0 to 10;
e. Age >=18 years;
f. WHO performance status <= 2;
g. Life expectancy >= 3 months;
h. Able to write and speak Dutch;
i. Signed informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
a. Concomitant (or within 4 weeks before randomization) administration
of any experimental drug;
b. Stay in a nursing home;
c. Untreated depression or anxiety disorders;
d. Severe comorbidity, e.g. heart failure or symptomatic chronic obstructive
lung disease
e. Cognitive limitations
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method