Patient information, communication and competence empowerment in oncology (PIKKO) - evaluation of a supportive care intervention for overall oncological patients. Study protocol of a non-randomized controlled trial.

Nico SchneiderAnna BäckerKatja Brenk-FranzChristian KeinkiJutta HübnerFlorian BrandtGeraldine von der WinkelLutz HagerBernhard StraussUwe Altmann

Published in: BMC medical research methodology (2020)

This study was retrospectively registered in the German Clinical Trial Register under DRKS00016703 (21.02.2019, the reason for the delay was the prioritization of the study management in the first year to establish the new approach into practice). https://www.drks.de/drks_web/navigate.do?navigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ID=DRKS00016703.

Keyphrases

study protocol
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
healthcare
phase ii
phase iii
palliative care
open label
primary care
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
quality improvement
rectal cancer
newly diagnosed
prostate cancer
social media
pain management
patient reported
chronic pain