Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 950-956 , December 2009

Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation of the Quadriceps in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

  • Matthew Maddocks, BSc, MCSP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Mary Lewis, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Alpna Chauhan, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Cathann Manderson, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Joanna Hocknell, MSc, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative Medicine, Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Andrew Wilcock, DM, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Palliative Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Andrew Wilcock, DM, FRCP, Hayward House Specialist Palliative Cancer Care Unit, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, City Hospital Campus, Nottingham NG5 1PB, United Kingdom.

,Accepted 14 May 2009.

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 This study was made possible by funding from the Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire Research Alliance.

PII: S0885-3924(09)00711-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.05.011

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 38, Issue 6 , Pages 950-956 , December 2009

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