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Table 1 Summary of outcomes and assessment schedule

From: COmmunity-based Rehabilitation after Knee Arthroplasty (CORKA): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Time point

Enrolment/Pre op clinic

Baseline

Surgery

Allocation

Post surgery

     

Weeks 0–2

Weeks 3–6

6 months

12 months

KA surgery

  

X

     

High-risk screening tool applied

X

       

Eligibility screen: inclusion/exclusion criteria

X

       

Informed consent

X

       

Baseline questionnaire

 

X

      

Randomisation

   

X

    

 Intervention arm: home-based exercise programme

    

X

   

 Usual care arm: routine care, local centre

    

X

   

Assessments

        

 • Demographics

 • Medical History

 • EQ-5D-5L presurgery recall

 

X

X

X

      

 • LLFDI score

 • Oxford Knee Score

 • Quality of life subscale of the Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)

 • Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) questionnaire.

 • Health economics using the EQ-5D-5L

 • 30-s chair-stand test

 • Figure of 8 walk test

 • Single-leg stance

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

    

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Participant Diary: completed daily/as required at home for 6 weeks

Then weekly recording:

 • Exercises undertaken

 • Medication taken

 • Use of health care services and personnel

    

X

X

X

X

Adverse events

 Collected throughout

  

X

 

X

X

X

X

  1. This table excludes the qualitative substudy taking place in selected sites/participants
  2. EQ-5D-5L EuroQol 5 dimensions, 5 levels questionnaire, KA knee arthroplasty, LLFDI Late Life Function and Disability Instrument