Fractionated radiosurgery for painful spinal metastases: DOSIS - a phase II trial

BMC Cancer

Table 2 Patient follow-up and assessment scheme

Assessment	Prior RT	weekly during RT	Post RT	1-4 weeks	6 weeks	3 mon	6 mon	9 mon	12 mon	18 mon	24 mon
Physical Examination	X	X	X		X	X	X		X		X
Karnofsky performance index	X	X	X		X	X	X		X		X
Documentation of Pain & Analgesic Use	X	X	X	Self assessment	X	X	X	Tel.	X	Tel.	X
EQ-5D	X	X	X		X	X	X		X		X
QLQ-BM22	X	X	X		X	X	X		X		X
NCI CTCAE v4 toxicity		X	X		X	X	X		X		X
MRI / CT imaging	X				X	X	X		X		X

Tel: patients will be interrogated by a study nurse via telephone.
Self-assessment: patients will be given letters for self-assessment of pain and analgetic use for the four weeks following radiosurgery.

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