The cost-effectiveness of a treatment-based classification system for low back pain: design of a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation

Table 1 Overview of the data-collection

Instrument	Baseline	8 weeks	26 weeks	39 weeks	52 weeks
Demographic data	X
Physical characteristics and primary classification	X
Primary outcome
Global perceived recovery		X	X		X
Disability (ODI)	X	X	X		X
Pain intensity (NRS)	X	X	X		X
Secondary outcome
General health (SF-36)	X	X	X		X
Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D)	X	X	X		X
Fear-avoidance beliefs (FABQ)	X				X
Psychosocial status (ÖMPSQ)	X				X
Economic evaluation
Costs (PRODISQ and cost diary)		X	X	X	X

Abbreviations: ODI = Oswestry Disability Index, NRS = Numerical Rating Scale, SF-36 = Short Form 36, EQ-5D = EuroQol, FABQ = Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire, ÖMPSQ = Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire, PRODISQ = PROductivity and DISease Questionnaire

ISSN: 1471-2474