Trial arms and outcomes | t1aMean (SD) | t3 Mean (SD) | t5 Mean (SD) | Difference in mean t3 adjusted for baseline (I minus C) | With 95% confidence interval | P-value |
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Control arm (waiting-list) | Baseline | Completed control | Completed intervention | Â | Â | Â |
Intervention arm (fast-track) | Baseline | Completed intervention | Post-intervention | |||
Primary outcome: NRS distress due to breathlessness (0 to 10) b | ||||||
Control arm (waiting-list) | 4.65 (2.99) | 4.42 (3.01) | 2.58 (1.82) | -1.29 | (-2.57, -0.005) | P = 0.049 |
Intervention arm (fast-track) | 5.11 (2.78) | 3.43 (2.95) | 3.65 (3.07) | |||
Key secondary outcomes: | ||||||
CRQ c Mastery (1 to 7) | ||||||
Control arm (waiting-list) | 4.71 (1.27) | 4.72 (1.21) | 4.72 (1.12) | 0.20 | (-0.35, 0.76) | P = 0.47 |
Intervention arm (fast-track) | 4.53 (1.13) | 4.81 (1.29) | 4.72 (1.18) | |||
HADS b anxiety (0 to 21) | ||||||
Control arm (waiting-list) | 7.88 (3.41) | 7.85 (3.59) | 7.61 (3.96) | 0.017 | (-1.52, 1.56) | P = 0.98 |
Intervention arm (fast-track) | 7.00 (4.08) | 7.07 (5.05) | 6.77 (3.52) | |||
HADS b depression (0 to 21) | ||||||
Control arm (waiting-list) | 5.88 (2.94) | 6.23 (2.89) | 6.13 (2.80) | -0.30 | (-1.79, 1.20) | P = 0.69 |
Intervention arm (fast-track) | 6.38 (2.17) | 6.22 (3.36) | 6.27 (3.12) | |||
No. of respondents | 52-54 | 53-54 | 45-47 |