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Table 2 Time schedule for various points during study period

From: Effect of perioperative cognitive behavioural therapy on chronic post-surgical pain among breast cancer patients with high pain catastrophising characteristics: protocol for a double-blinded randomised controlled trial

   Study period
  Enrolment Allocation Post-allocation Primary and secondary outcomes
Time point -t1 0 14 days pre-op 7 days pre- op Intra-operative 24-48 h post-op 7 days post- op 14 days post- op 30 days 90 days
Enrolment:
 Eligibility screen (inclusion and exclusion criteria) X          
 Informed consent X          
 Baseline PCS (> 24: eligible to enrol) X          
 Randomisation   X         
Interventions:
 CBT session group    X X    X X   
 PEM session group    X X    X X   
Assessments:
 Patient demographics and characteristics X          
 Intraoperative data      X      
 BPI   X        X X
 QoR-15       X     
 PCS x         X X
 HADS          X X
  1. PCS Pain Catastrophising Scale, CBT cognitive behavioural therapy, PEM pain education and mindfulness, BPI Brief Pain Inventory score, QoR-15 Quality of Recovery-15 score, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
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