Effectiveness of three treatment strategies on occupational limitations and quality of life for patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: Is a multidisciplinary approach the key feature to success: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Complementary outcome measures

Outcomes	Criteria	Tools
Impairments and activity limitations	Pain	Visual analog scale [32, 34]
	Trunk flexibility	Finger-floor distance [31]
	Trunk muscles endurance	Time of isometric contraction of the flexor muscles of the spine: Ito-test [33]
	Trunk muscles endurance	Time of isometric contraction of the extensors muscles of the spine: Sorensen-test [30]
	Loading capacity	PILE-test (Progressive Isoinertial Lifting Evaluation) [35, 36]
	Anxiety and depression	Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale [38].
Personal beliefs and environmental conditions	Patient’s fears and beliefs for physical activity by	Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire [37]
Personal beliefs and environmental conditions	Evaluation of the job constrain	Work Ability Index questionnaire (WAI) [39]

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