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Table 1 Baseline descriptive data

From: Rehabilitation for the management of knee osteoarthritis using comprehensive traditional Chinese medicine in community health centers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Data

Content

General data

Agent of the person who conducted test, test start date, the patient’s address, name of accompanying family members and the patient’s telephone number

Demographic data of subject

Gender, age, nationality, level of education, profession, height and weight

Assessment of knee before test

Visual analogue scale (VAS), knee girth, knee’s range of motion (ROM), manual muscle test (MMT), stair-climbing ability, walking distance, comprehensive effect, average daily amount of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs taken, activities of daily living (ADL), quality of life (QOL), safety assessments and economic evaluation

Other

Complications, medication use, previous treatment and duration of KOA symptoms