Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Danielle Andrews
ORCID ID
Contact details
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
222 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DA
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7636 5422
clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
LU17
Study information
Scientific title
Supportive treatment in non-small cell lung cancer
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To compare supportive treatment with or without immediate thoracic radiotherapy in the prevention & palliation of symptoms in patients with inoperable non small cell lung cancer.
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
Hospitals
Trial type
Quality of life
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details to request a patient information sheet
Condition
Non small cell lung cancer
Intervention
1. One group receives immediate thoracic radiotherapy
2. The other will have radiotherapy delayed until clinically indicated
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
1. Palliation
2. Quality of life
3. Other
4. Survival time
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
09/10/1992
Overall trial end date
31/05/1999
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. No compelling indication for immediate thoracic radiotherapy
2. No previous treatment for the current lung cancer, either sex, and age
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
230 - all patients followed up until death
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
09/10/1992
Recruitment end date
31/05/1999
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
MRC Clinical Trials Unit
London
NW1 2DA
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Sponsor details
20 Park Crescent
London
W1B 1AL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7636 5422
clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
Sponsor type
Research council
Website
Funders
Funder type
Research council
Funder name
Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Alternative name(s)
MRC
Funding Body Type
government organisation
Funding Body Subtype
Federal/National Government
Location
United Kingdom
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
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary