Table 2 Outcome measures and data collection time points
Baseline measures | Description | Baseline | 6 week follow-up | 6 month follow-up | 12 month follow-up | 24 month follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | gender, date of birth | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Previous CTS episodes | number of episodes and treatments | ✓ | ||||
Current CTS episode | location and duration | ✓ | ||||
Participant preference and expectations for treatment | Likert Scale adapted from previous research | ✓ | ||||
General Health | Self-reported health and comorbidities | ✓ | ||||
Primary outcome measure | ||||||
Hand/wrist pain and function | Boston CTS questionnaire | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Secondary outcome measures | ||||||
Hand/wrist pain intensity | NRS (0–10) over last 24 h | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Interrupted Sleep | Estimation of interruption to sleep scale | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Adherence with splinting | Scales adapted from previous research | ✓ | ||||
Other Treatments received | Self-reported referral to surgery and prescribed analgesia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Satisfaction and experience | Likert scales adapted from previous research | ✓ | ||||
Health economic outcomes | ||||||
Health related quality of life | EuroQoL:EQ-5D-5L | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Employment | Current employment status and employer support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Performance at work | How performance at work is affected NRS 0-10 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Work absence | Self-report days absent from work | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Healthcare utilisation | Primary care consultations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Secondary care contacts including investigations | ||||||
Prescribed medications | ||||||
Use of private healthcare | ||||||
Patient-incurred costs and use of co-interventions | Over-the-counter medications or interventions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||