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Table 3 Summary of outcome measures and time points

From: Internet-mediated physiotherapy and pain coping skills training for people with persistent knee pain (IMPACT – knee pain): a randomised controlled trial protocol

Primary outcome measures

Data collection instrument

Collection points

Average walking pain in past week

11-point numeric rating scale

0, 3¥, and 9 months

Physical function in past 48 hours

WOMAC osteoarthritis Index physical function subscale

0, 3¥, and 9 months

Secondary outcome measures

  

Pain in past 48 hours

WOMAC osteoarthritis Index pain subscale

0, 3 and 9 months

Perceived change overall

7-point ordinal scale

3 and 9 months

Perceived change in pain

7-point ordinal scale

3 and 9 months

Perceived change in function

7-point ordinal scale

3 and 9 months

Health-related quality of life

Assessment of Quality of Life questionnaire (AQoL2)

0, 3 and 9 months

Self-reported psychological measures

Arthritis self-efficacy scale

0, 3 and 9 months

 

Coping Strategies questionnaire (CSQ)

0, 3 and 9 months

 

Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS)

0, 3 and 9 months

Other measures

  

Adherence to intervention

Number of physiotherapy sessions attended

During intervention

 

Weekly home exercise log books

During intervention

 

PainCOACH module completion

During intervention

 

PainCOACH practice via COACHTrack/ log books

During intervention

 

Home exercises - 11-point numeric rating scale

3, 6 and 9 months

 

Frequency of home exercise sessions previous 2 weeks

3, 6 and 9 months

 

Frequency of pain coping skills in previous 2 weeks

3, 6 and 9 months

 

Educational material accessed in previous 3 months

3, 6 and 9 months

Adverse events and harms

Questionnaire

3, 6 and 9 months

Health cost data

Questionnaire

9 months

Descriptive information

Questionnaire

0 months

Medications and co-interventions

Questionnaire

0, 3, 9 months

Treatment benefit expectations

5-point ordinal scale

0 months

Process measures

  

Treatment satisfaction

Questionnaire

3 months

Appropriateness of the intervention

Program (System) usability scale

3 months

  1. ¥Primary outcomes and primary time point.