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Table 4 Feasibility aspects of the trial and intervention fidelity

From: The effects of a family-centered psychosocial-based nutrition intervention in patients with advanced cancer: the PiCNIC2 pilot randomised controlled trial

Measure

Australian sample, % (n/N)

Hong Kong sample

Feasibility

 Recruitment rate (patients)

10% (32/321)

14.7%

 Consent rate (patients)

44% (32/72)

47%

 Retention rate (patients completing intervention/trial)

81% (26/32)

62%

 Patients returning final assessments

56% (18/32)

48%

 Proportion of patients with caregiver

69% (22/32)

100% (inclusion criterion)

83% (from screened sample)

 Consent rate for eligible caregivers

55% (12/22)

100% (inclusion criterion)

 Retention rate (caregivers completing trial)

84% (10/12)

61%

 Caregivers returning final assessments

67% (8/12)

48%

Intervention fidelity

 % patients attending all (3) appointments

92% (11/12)

62%

 % caregivers attending all (3) appointments

67% (4/6)

62%

 Adherence of appointments to timeframe

  • Session 1 (completed within 2–3 weeks from baseline)

42% (5/12)

All appointments were at fixed times through one home visiting and two phone calls for f/u

  • Session 2 (completed within 4–6 weeks from baseline)

58% (7/12)

  • Session 3 (completed within 6–8 weeks from baseline)

50% (6/12)

 % patients with treatment goal

100%

100%