Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
MPDU LU1
Study information
Scientific title
Multicentre evaluation of a nursing clinic for dyspnoea in patients with cancer of the lung
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Lung (non-small cell), Lung (small cell)
Intervention
1. Control Group: Best supportive care plus breathing assessment
2. Intervention Group: Best supportive care, breathing assessment, breathing retraining and individual psychosocial support
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/01/2000
Overall trial end date
31/12/2000
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Either sex any age
2. Small cell, non-small cell or mesothelioma of the lung
3. Completed first line therapy for the disease (surgery and/or chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy)
4. Change in breathing or a degree of breathlessness
5. Patients with metastatic disease are not excluded
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Patients who have radiotherapy, chemotherapy or surgery planned for the 8 weeks that are required for the study, or who have had radiotherapy, chemotherapy or surgery in the last 3 weeks are excluded
Recruitment start date
01/01/2000
Recruitment end date
31/12/2000
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
UKCCCR Register Co-ordinator
London
NW1 2DA
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Macmillan Cancer Relief (UK)
Sponsor details
89 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7YQ
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Charity
Website
Funders
Funder type
Charity
Funder name
Macmillan Cancer Relief (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
1999 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10102851 (added 26/03/2020)