Skip to main content

Table 4 Significance of treatment preference before randomisation on LBP and activity limitation

From: An educational approach based on a non-injury model compared with individual symptom-based physical training in chronic LBP. A pragmatic, randomised trial with a one-year follow-up

They preferred..

They got ....

.. educational

.. educational

.. training

.. educational

.. educational

.. training

.. training

.. training

LBP

n/median (IQR)

n/median (IQR)

n/median (IQR)

n/median (IQR)

Baseline

4

6.5 (6-7)

23

6 (5-7)

4(1)

7.5 (7-9)

19(1)

6 (5-7)

2 months

3(1)

3 (2-6)

22(1)

3 (2-6)

5

4 (3-7)

18(2)

5 (2-6)

6 -

3(1)

5 (3-6)

18(5)

4 (3-4)

5

6 (4-7)

18(2)

5 (3-6)

12 -.

3(1)

6 (3-7)

19(4)

4 (1-6)

4(1)

6.5 (6-8.5)

16(4)

5 (3-5)

Activity limitation

Baseline

4

17 (15-19)

23

13 (10-15)

5

14 (6-19)

20

13 (11-16)

2 months

3(1)

13 (12-16)

22(1)

7.5 (6-15)

5

13 (9-18)

19(1)

12 (6-16)

6 -

3(1)

16 (11-16)

18(5)

10 (6-12)

5

10 (8-18)

18(2)

14 (7-16)

12 -

3(1)

16(15-18)

19(4)

10 (3-12)

4(1)

12 (11-20)

16(4)

11 (9-17)

  1. For those 52 having indicated a treatment preference before randomisation, the numbers in each of the four possible combinations (columns) are presented to the left, with those who did not respond given in brackets where relevant. LBP and activity limitation are given as medians (and IQRs).