CARer-ADministration of as-needed subcutaneous medication for breakthrough symptoms in homebased dying patients (CARiAD): study protocol for a UK-based open randomised pilot trial

Table 1 Overview of study assessments

Assessments		Screening	Baseline	Last days of patient’s life	After patient’s death
Eligibility		X	X	X
Informed consent			X	X
Demographic information			X
Medical history			X
Concomitant medications			X
Symptom control	Symptom scores			X
	Overall symptom burden				X
	Time to symptom relief			X	X
Safety	Risk assessment	X
	Competency Checklist		X	X
	Significant Event reporting			X
	Evaluation of training package				X
Impact on carer	Self-efficacy		X	X	X
	Confidence			X
	Acceptability				X
Health Economic outcomes	Impact on carers		X		X
Health Economic outcomes	Discrete Choice Experiment attribute selection				X

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