Table 1.

Study visit schedule

		Baseline	SPC within 3 weeks	4 weeks	8 weeks	12 weeks	16 weeks	20 weeks	24 weeks	Monthly SPC until Death/EOT	24 weeks after death
Intervention
Patient	QLQC-30, LC13, EQ-5D, GHQ-12	X				X			X
	SPC review		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Telephone interview (QLQC-30, LC13)			X	X		X	X
Carer	GHQ-12, SF-36, FAMCARE-2	X				X			X		X
Control
Patient	QLQC-30, LC13, EQ-5D, GHQ-12	X				X			X
	Telephone interview (QLQC-30, LC13)			X	X		X	X
Carer	GHQ-12, SF-36, FAMCARE-2	X				X			X		X

EOT = end of trial;EQ-5D = EuroQol-5D;FAMCARE-2 = family satisfaction with advanced cancer care 2; GHQ-12 = General Health Questionnaire-12; LC13 = lung cancer supplement;,QLQ-C30 = Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30;SF-36 = Short Form 36;SPC = Specialist Palliative Care.