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Table 1 In-house existing datasets that will be used in initial studies

From: A protocol for chronic pain outcome measurement enhancement by linking PROMIS-29 scale to legacy measures and improving chronic pain stratification

 

CERC

ACT

MTurk

Sample size

n = 2024

(n = 518 CLBP only; n = 347 CNP only; n = 1159 both)

n = 750

(n = 384 CLBP; n = 287 acute LBP; n = 79 subacute)

n = 5755

n = 1444

Population

Chiropractic patients being treated for CLBP and/or CNP

Active military with LBP participating in RCTs on chiropractic

General population

Those with CLBP

Longitudinal?

Yes

Yes

No

No

Average age in years (SD)

48.6 (14.5)

30.9 (8.7)

36.2 (10.9)

37.7 (11.2)

% Female

72.4%

23.3%

52.4%

56.4%

Average pain 0–10 (SD)

3.1 (1.8)

4.6 (2.0)

2.2 (2.3)

3.9 (2.2)

Measures used:

 PROMIS-29

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 ODI

Yes

No

No

Yes

 RMDQ

No

Yes

No

No

 NDI

Yes

No

No

No

 Pain NRS 0–10

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

  1. ACT Assessment of Chiropractic Treatment for Low Back Pain, Military Readiness and Smoking Cessation, CERC RAND Center of Excellence for the Study of Appropriateness of Care in CAM: CLBP chronic low back pain, CNP chronic neck pain, MTurk data collected using an Amazon Web Service called Mechanical Turk, ODI Oswestry Disability Index, PROMIS-29 short form of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System, RMDQ Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire, NRS = numerical rating scale