Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

	Rotation group	Combination group
No. of patients	24	26
Age, years
Median (range)	67 (27–72)	62 (37–83)
Male gender	16 (67 %)	19 (73 %)
Primary diagnosis
Gastrointestine	9	4
Head and neck	8	5
Lung	6	5
Sarcoma	0	5
Hepatobiliary	0	4
Brain	0	3
Breast	1	0
Baseline analgesics, median (range)
Oral morphine equivalent (mg/day)	120 (80–240)	128 (76–208)