Summary of inclusion and exclusion criteria
| Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
| RCTs and controlled intervention trials. All comparators considered | Non-malignant pain |
| Adults aged 18 years and over | Cancer survivors without active disease |
| All cancer types, grades, stages and prognoses | Pain outcomes reported only within composite measures of quality of life or distress scores |
| Participants experiencing pain relating to cancer or its treatment (including anticancer therapies and surgical procedures) at enrolment, or who were considered to be at risk of such pain during the intervention period | |
| Intervention includes systematic collection of patient-reported pain data, alone or in combination with data on other symptoms or outcomes |
RCT, randomised controlled trial.