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ArticleIndian journal of palliative care

Effectivity of Palliative Care Bundle on Advanced Gallbladder Cancer: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Kusum K Rohilla, C Vasantha Kalyani, Amit Gupta, Manoj Gupta, Nirmal Matella

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Article in Indian journal of palliative care. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A prospective pilot study to evaluate the impact of palliative radiotherapy in upfront inoperable/chemo unfit patients with extrahepatic biliary tract tumors.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kusum K RohillaCollege of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.
C Vasantha KalyaniCollege of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Jharkhand, India.
Amit GuptaDepartment of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4847-4120
Manoj GuptaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Nirmal MatellaDepartment ofArt of Living, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, DeogharAll India Institute of Medical Sciences RishikeshSeema Dental College and Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: The main aim of this study was to develop, test, and compare palliative care bundles to improve functional recovery, resilience, and quality of life among advanced gallbladder cancer patient with their routine palliative care. Material and Methods: This study was to test a palliative care bundle, a single-center, and two-arm randomised controlled trial done on a total of 116 participants (58 in each arm) from July 2019 to December 2021 at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh. Results: By the end of 4 Conclusion: The palliative care bundle did not interfere with the palliative treatment plan of any patients and significantly improved physical mobility, resilience, quality of life of patients, and reduced caregiver burden. Hence, a palliative care bundle can be considered in the palliative care of advanced cancer patients during their palliative treatment to provide holistic care.

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Advanced gallbladder cancerCaregiver burdenPalliative care bundlePhysical mobilityQuality of lifeResilience

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PMID38058481
PMCPMC10696337
OpenAlexW4388591141

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