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Table 1 Schedule of enrolment, interventions, and assessments

From: The effect of phasic versus combined neuromuscular electrical stimulation using the StimaWELL 120MTRS system on multifidus muscle morphology and function in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial protocol

 

Enrolment

Baseline

Intervention

Post-Intervention

TIMEPOINT

-t1

0

t1 – 10

t11

t12-20

t21

ENROLMENT:

 Eligibility screen

X

     

 Informed consent

 

X

    

 Neurological screen

 

X

    

 Trial of wave-mat

 

X

    

 Allocation

 

X

    

INTERVENTIONS:

 Phasic Group

  

X

X

X

 

 Combined Group

  

X

X

X

 

ASSESSMENTS:

 NPRS Full

 

X

 

X

 

X

 NPRS Pre-Post

  

X

 

X

 

 ODI

X

X

 

X

 

X

 BPI

 

X

 

X

 

X

 PCS

 

X

 

X

 

X

 MRI

 

X

   

X

 Ultrasound

 

X

   

X

  1. -t1 = pre-intervention; 0 = baseline visit; t1 – 10 = treatments 1–10; t11 = treatment 11; t12-20 = treatments 11–20; t21 = post-intervention visit
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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