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Table 1 Protocol schedule of forms and procedures

From: Retention in physically demanding jobs of individuals with low back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

 

Baseline

6 months primary outcome

1 year

2 year

The occupational medicine standard baseline questionnaires

X

  

X*

Job category ¶

X

X

X

X

Physically work load in current physically demanding job, Grading (1-4) ¶

X

X

X

X

Sick leave due to LBP the last year, days

X††

X†

X††

X††

Clinical examination

X

X

X

 

Pain, VAS: (0-100 mm)

X

X

X

X

SF-36, score (0-100)

X

X

X

X

Work Ability Index Questionnaire 3 items

X

X

X

X

Fear Avoidance Beliefs, Work Subscale (0-42)

X

X

X

X

Fear Avoidance Beliefs, Physical Activity subscale (0-24)

X

X

X

X

Pain categorization, PainDETECT®, score (0-38)

X

X

X

X

Roland Morris Disability, score (0-24)

X

X

X

X

Magnetic resonance imaging, semi-quantitative scores

X

 

X

 

Satisfaction with the intervention, NRS (1-10)

 

X

X

X

  1. *Selected questions. †Sick leave due to LBP measured weekly during the first six months previously specified in the ’primary outcome‘ section. ††Patient-reported outcome. ¶ Additional reported at the telephone interview.