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Table 2 Summary of secondary outcomes

From: BAck iN the Game (BANG) – a smartphone application to help athletes return to sport following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: protocol for a multi-centre, randomised controlled trial

Measurement variable

Aggregation method

Measurement time point(s)

Sports participation

Number of minutes playing (i) contact, pivoting sports, (ii) non-contact, pivoting sports, (iii) non-pivoting sports

Every 2 weeks to 12-months follow-up; every month from 12 to 24 months follow-up

New knee injuries

Proportion of participants who report a new (i) ACL injury, (ii) meniscus injury, (iii) other knee injury or problem

Every 2 weeks to 12-months follow-up; every month from 12 to 24 months follow-up

Psychological readiness to return to sport

Mean or median ACL-Return to Sport after Injury scale [24] score

3, 6, 9, 12, 24 months

Knee-related self-efficacy

Mean or median Knee Self-Efficacy Scale [25] future domain score

12, 24 months

Motivation to return to sport [26]

Median

3, 6, 9 months

Knee-related quality of life

Mean or median ACL-Quality of Life scale [27] score

12, 24 months

Self-reported knee function

Mean or median International Knee Documentation Committee subjective knee form [28] score

6, 12, 24 months

Self-reported knee function

Mean or median Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation [29]

Every 2 weeks to 12-months follow-up; every month from 12 to 24 months follow-up

Functional knee stability

Frequency of giving way episodes

12, 24 months

Knee effusion

Proportion of participants with stroke test [30] score: 0, trace, 1+, 2+, 3+

12 months

Hopping performance [31, 32]

Mean or median limb symmetry index

12 months

Quadriceps and hamstrings strength

Mean or median limb symmetry index

12 months

Adherence to rehabilitation

Number of sessions completed

Every 2 weeks while completing rehabilitation

Adherence to BANG intervention

Number of completed video and audio sessions

6 months

  1. Limb symmetry index is calculated using the formula: \( \frac{involved\ limb}{uninvolved\ limb}\times 100 \); ACL, anterior cruciate ligament