CONSOLE: This trial is comparing two schedules of radiation therapy in the treatment of painful cancer that has spread to bones but is not located in the spineConventional or Stereotactic Radiotherapy for the palliation of non-spine bone metastases: A randomised phase III trial.

Summary

Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to one of two radiation therapy schedules.

In Arm A (current standard of care), participants will receive conventional radiation therapy which will be either given in one treatment on a single day, or five treatments over a period of a maximum of seven calendar days for each area which is painful. If you are having more than one area treated, all areas must be completed within 14 calendar days. Each treatment will go for around 15 to 30 minutes.

In Arm B, participants will receive Sterotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) in two treatments with a minimum of one and a maximum of three days gap between treatments for each area which is painful. If you are having more than one area treated, all areas must be completed within 14 calendar days. Each treatment will take around 30 to 45 minutes.

Questionnaires and pain and medication diary will be completed at the initial assessment, last day of treatment, 2 weeks after radiation therapy, and at 3 and 6 months following the last treatment.

Conditions

This trial is treating patients with metastatic cancer that has spread to the bones but is not located in the spine

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