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Summary of "Early palliative care for patients with advanced cancer: a cluster-randomised controlled trial"

  • Setting of study: "at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (Toronto, ON, Canada), between Dec 1, 2006, and Feb 28, 2011"
  • Sample size: "461 patients completed baseline measures (228 intervention, 233 control); 393 completed at least one follow-up assessment."
  • Results: Three months after the trial started, the intervention group had a significantly better quality of life and satisfaction of care; symptom severity was reduced although this difference wasn't statistically significant.

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Updated 2021-02-14

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