Table 1

Study schedule of enrolment, interventions and assessments

Study period
	Pre-intervention	Intervention period	Close-out
Time point	T₀ Preintervention	T₁ Between assessments	T₂ 1-month follow-up
Enrolment
Eligibility screen	√
Informed consent	√
Allocation	√
Intervention
Medical treatment		√
P-WOMAC analysis	√		√
E-WOMAC analysis	√		√
Assessments
Demographics	√
Primary outcomes
WOMAC total score	√		√
Secondary outcomes
WOMAC pain score	√		√
WOMAC stiffness score	√		√
WOMAC function score	√		√

e-WOMAC, electronic Western Ontario and McMaster University osteoarthritis; P-WOMAC, paper-based WOMAC.