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From: The OPTIMIZE study: protocol of a pragmatic sequential multiple assessment randomized trial of nonpharmacologic treatment for chronic, nonspecific low back pain

Fig. 2

PRagmatic-Explanatory Continuum Indicator Summary-2 scoring wheel for the OPTIMIZE Study. Visual representation of pragmatism of the trial on the explanatory-pragmatic continuum. Scores of 1 to 5 on each spoke of the wheel indicate how pragmatic or explanatory the clinical trial is: 1, very explanatory; 2, rather explanatory; 3, equally pragmatic/explanatory; 4, rather pragmatic; and 5, very pragmatic. [Figure adapted with permission from Loudon K, Treweek S, Sullivan F, Donnan P, Thorpe KE, Zwarenstein M: The PRECIS-2 tool: designing trials that are fit for purpose. BMJ (Clinical research ed) 2015, 350:h2147]

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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