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Table 1 Summary of measures to be collected

From: Progressive high-load strength training compared with general low-load exercises in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Article number

Variable

Baseline

Week 3

Week 6

Week 9

Week 12

Week 52

Socio-demographic measurements

1, 2, 3

Age - year

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1, 2, 3

Female sex – number (%)

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1, 2, 3

Duration of symptoms - year

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

 

Symptom history

      

1, 2, 3

- Accident or acute incidence

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1, 2, 3

- Slow consistent development (overload)

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1, 2, 3

- Fluctuating development

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

 

Compliance with exercise protocol

      

1, 2, 3

- Visits to the physiotherapy department

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

1, 2, 3

- Exercise diary

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

1, 2, 3

- Pain diary

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

Patient reported and physiological measurements

1, 2, 3

Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire (range: 0 to 100) [36]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

1,2

Shoulder injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (SOOS) [37]

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

Yes

1, 2

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD Scale, range: 0 to 21) [38]

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

1, 2

Visual analogue pain scale (VAS, range: 0 to 100) [40]

      

- Rest

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

- Maximum

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

- Activity

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

 

Isometric strength

      

1, 3

- Scaption

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

1, 3

- External rotation

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

1, 3

- Internal rotation

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

 

Degree of active movement

      

1, 3

- Scaption

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

1, 3

- External rotation

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

1, 3

- Internal rotation

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

 

Positive clinical test – number (%)

      

3

- SAT [41]

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

3

- SRT [42]

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

 

Ultrasonographic measurement [33]

      

1

- Hypoechoic scale (range: 0 to 3)

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

1

- Neovascularity scale (range: 0 to 4)

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

1

- Tendon swelling – mm

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

1

- Calcification (range: 0 to 3)

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

n/a

Socio-economic measurements

 

Referred to

      

1, 2

- Operation – number (%)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

Yes

1, 2

- Corticosteroid injection(s) – number

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

Yes

 

Shoulder related

      

2

- Visits to general practitioner – number

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

Yes

2

- Visits to secondary healthcare setting – number

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

Yes

2

- Sick days – number

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

Yes

2

Time spent on shoulder-related rehabilitation - hours

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

Yes

2

EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D, range: 0 to 100) [39]

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

Yes

Yes

  1. n/a: not assessed; SAT: Scapulae Assistance Test; SRT: Scapulae Retraction Test.
  2. Article 1: Progressive high-load exercise compared with general low-load exercise in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy: a randomised trial.
  3. Article 2: The effect of 12 weeks of progressive high-load exercise in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy on patient-reported and economic outcomes – 12 months follow-up.
  4. Article 3: The prognostic evaluation of clinical tests in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy.