Health-related quality of life in cancer patients at the end of life, translation, validation, and longitudinal analysis of specific tools: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Follow-up for QoL and data collection according to randomized arms

	Baseline		Follow-up
	D1^a	Between D1 and D3^b	Before every consultation until death (J30+/-3 days)	If necessary according to randomized allocated arm (notebook)
Collected data and order of administration for QoL questionnaires
	Arms	Arms	Arms	Arms
Consent	A/B/C/D
Questionnaires: QLQ-C15, MVQOLI and QUAL-E	A/B/C/D	A/B/C/D	B and D
Questionnaires: MVQOLI, QLQ-C15 and QUAL-E			A and C
Questionnaires: MVQOLI, QLQ-C15				D and C
Performance Status, Performance Palliative Scale	A/B/C/D	A/B/C/D	A, B, C, D
Vital signs, pain (EVA)	A/B/C/D	A/B/C/D	A, B, C, D
Care (Oncology, Psychology, and so on)	A/B/C/D	A/B/C/D	A, B, C, D
Responsiveness question	A/B/C/D	A/B/C/D		D and C

^aD1: First day, the day where the first QoL questionnaires will be completed; D3: 3 days after the first day administration
^bCan be done D1 at the end of the day if the first was done early in the day
^cOnly MVQOLI and QUAL-E

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