Participant baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | EPAT (487) | UC (449) | ||
| Mean | % | Mean | % | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 240 | 49.3% | 218 | 48.6% |
| Male | 247 | 50.7% | 231 | 51.4% |
| Age | ||||
| Years | 59.4 | 13.1(SD) | 59.7 | 13.2 (SD) |
| Primary cancer | ||||
| Breast | 64 | 13.1% | 42 | 9.4% |
| Genitourinary | 69 | 14.2% | 73 | 16.3% |
| Gynaecological | 35 | 7.2% | 37 | 8.2% |
| GI | 69 | 14.2% | 56 | 12.5% |
| Lung | 49 | 10.1% | 48 | 10.7% |
| Head and neck | 38 | 7.8% | 45 | 10.0% |
| Haematological | 41 | 8.4% | 21 | 4.7% |
| Other | 115 | 23.6% | 113 | 25.2% |
| Unknown | 5 | 1.0% | 14 | 3.1% |
| Baseline scores | ||||
| Worst pain | 7.8 | 1.8 (SD) | 7.8 | 1.9 (SD) |
| Global distress | 6.4 | 3.0 (SD) | 6 | 3.2 (SD) |
| Total BPI-SF | 5.7 | 1.8 (SD) | 5.6 | 1.9 (SD) |
BPI-SF, Brief Pain Inventory Short Form; EPAT, Edinburgh Pain Assessment and management Tool; GI, Gastro-instestinal; UC, usual care.