Acceptability, fidelity and implementation of systematic integrated pain management in Oncology Outpatient Services: A Process evaluation protocol for a multi-centre clustered randomised pilot trial

Olivia Claire Robinson; Florence  Day; Elaine G. Boland; Michelle Collinson; Marie  Fallon; Amanda  Farrin; Kate Flemming; Sean  Girvan; Sue Hartup; David Meads; Adam Hurlow; Catriona Mayland; John O'Dwyer; Simon Pini; Daniel Swinson; Suzanne H. Richards; Matthew R. Mulvey

Acceptability, fidelity and implementation of systematic integrated pain management in Oncology Outpatient Services: A Process evaluation protocol for a multi-centre clustered randomised pilot trial

Olivia Claire Robinson^*, Florence Day, Elaine G. Boland, Michelle Collinson, Marie Fallon, Amanda Farrin, Kate Flemming, Sean Girvan, Sue Hartup, David Meads, Adam Hurlow, Catriona Mayland, John O'Dwyer, Simon Pini, Daniel Swinson, Suzanne H. Richards, Matthew R. Mulvey

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In the United Kingdom (UK) National Health Service (NHS), most people with cancer are cared for at oncology outpatient services, where there are no standardised procedures for managing pain. As a result, cancer patients may receive inadequate care for pain. The Cancer Pain-assessment Toolkit for Use in RoutinE oncology outpatient services (CAPTURE) aims to assess the feasibility of conducting a multi-centre cluster-randomised trial of a systematic pain assessment and management programme integrated within routine care at UK NHS oncology outpatient services. This protocol describes an embedded process evaluation that aims to evaluate the acceptability, fidelity and implementation of the intervention and trial procedures.

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Journal	BMJ Open
Publication status	Published - 27 Jun 2025

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Robinson, O. C., Day, F., Boland, E. G., Collinson, M., Fallon, M., Farrin, A., Flemming, K., Girvan, S., Hartup, S., Meads, D., Hurlow, A., Mayland, C., O'Dwyer, J., Pini, S., Swinson, D., Richards, S. H., & Mulvey, M. R. (2025). Acceptability, fidelity and implementation of systematic integrated pain management in Oncology Outpatient Services: A Process evaluation protocol for a multi-centre clustered randomised pilot trial . BMJ Open.

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Acceptability, fidelity and implementation of systematic integrated pain management in Oncology Outpatient Services: A Process evaluation protocol for a multi-centre clustered randomised pilot trial

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