Table 2

Summary of collected data and time points

VariableBaseline4 weeks8 weeks
Baseline data
 Height (cm)@NA@
 Weight (kg)@NA@
 Age (years)@NANA
 Gender (F/M)@NANA
 Marital status@NANA
 Educational level@NANA
 Employment status@NANA
 Alcohol consumption@NANA
 Smoking@NANA
 Physical activity level at work and leisure@NANA
Primary outcome
 Global perceived effect (7-point Likert scale)NA@@
Secondary outcomes
Patient-reported outcomes
 Knee/Hip Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score@@@
 Short-form 36 Health Survey@@@
 Modified Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale@@@
 Patient Acceptable Symptom State (y/n)NANA@
 Patient satisfaction (5-point Likert scales)NANA@
 Stress (100 mm VAS)@NA@
Objective physical function tests
 Aerobic capacity (ml O2/min/kg)@NA@
 Isometric strength hip abduction (Nm)@NA@
 Isometric strength knee extension (Nm)@NA@
 Single-limb mini squat@NA@
 Knee bends/30 s (n)@NA@
 Chair stands/30 s (n)@NA@
 Walking test, 40 m fast paced (s)@NA@
 One leg hop of distance (cm)@NA@
  • Summary of primary and secondary outcomes and respective time collection points.

  • @, assessed/measured; F, female; M, male; NA, not assessed; VAS, visual analogue scale.