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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2016 Sep 22;20(5):477-489.
doi: 10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0189.

Effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle intervention for low back pain and osteoarthritis of the knee: protocol and statistical analysis plan for two randomised controlled trials

Kate M O'Brien  1   2   3 , Amanda Williams  1   2   3 , John Wiggers  1   2   3 , Luke Wolfenden  1   2   3 , Serene Yoong  1   2   3 , Elizabeth Campbell  1   2   3 , Steven J Kamper  4 , James McAuley  5 , John Attia  2   3 , Chris Oldmeadow  2   3 , Christopher M Williams  1   2   3
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle intervention for low back pain and osteoarthritis of the knee: protocol and statistical analysis plan for two randomised controlled trials

Kate M O'Brien et al. Braz J Phys Ther. .

Abstract

Background: These trials are the first randomised controlled trials of telephone-based weight management and healthy lifestyle interventions for low back pain and knee osteoarthritis. This article describes the protocol and statistical analysis plan.

Method: These trials are parallel randomised controlled trials that investigate and compare the effect of a telephone-based weight management and healthy lifestyle intervention for improving pain intensity in overweight or obese patients with low back pain or knee osteoarthritis. The analysis plan was finalised prior to initiation of analyses. All data collected as part of the trial were reviewed, without stratification by group, and classified by baseline characteristics, process of care and trial outcomes. Trial outcomes were classified as primary and secondary outcomes. Appropriate descriptive statistics and statistical testing of between-group differences, where relevant, have been planned and described.

Conclusions: A protocol for standard analyses was developed for the results of two randomised controlled trials. This protocol describes the data, and the pre-determined statistical tests of relevant outcome measures. The plan demonstrates transparent and verifiable use of the data collected. This a priori protocol will be followed to ensure rigorous standards of data analysis are strictly adhered to.

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Figure 1A. Progress of participants through trial one (low back pain).
Figure 1B
Figure 1B. Progress of participants through trial two (knee osteoarthritis).
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