Study characteristics |
Methods |
RCT |
Participants |
249 |
Interventions |
Home visit, average 1 hour, emotional and educational support, encouraging use of participant's social networks for support |
Outcomes |
EORTC QLQ‐30, EORTC CR38, HADS |
Theoretical Basis |
Counselling |
Cancer Site |
Colon |
Mode of Delivery |
Face‐to‐face |
Notes |
|
Risk of bias |
Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Low risk |
Computer generated block randomisation |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Low risk |
Concealed random number allocation |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Unclear risk |
Insufficient information to permit judgement of ‘Low risk’ or ‘High risk’. |
Other bias |
Unclear risk |
Insufficient information to permit judgement of ‘Low risk’ or ‘High risk’. |