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Table 5 Summary of outcome measures

From: Effects of local treatment with and without sensorimotor and balance exercise in individuals with neck pain: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Primary outcome measures

Data collection instruments

 Postural stability

A swaymeter

- Sway displacement

 

- Sway area

 

 Cervical joint position error

A laser-pointer attached to a lightweight headband

Secondary outcome measures

 Gait speed

10-m walk test

  Dizziness intensity

VAS (0-100 mm)

 Neck pain intensity

VAS (0-100 mm)

 Neck disability

NDI-TH (0-100)

 Pain extent and location

iPad and custom software

 Cervical range of motion

A CROM instrument

 Functional ability status

PFSF (scale range 0-10)

 Health-related quality of life

Thai SF-36 (scale range 0-100)

 Global perceived benefit of treatment

A seven-point ordinal Likert scale (1-7)

  1. All outcome measures will be recorded at baseline, immediately after intervention, 3, 6 and 12 months follow-ups. VAS Visual analogue scale, NDI-TH Neck disability index-Thai version, Thai SF-36 Thai version of short form 36, CROM Cervical range of motion, PFSF The patient-specific functional scale