Schedule of enrolment, interventions and assessments
Time points | Preadmission | Admission | Preoperatively | Surgery | Postoperatively | Discharge | 90 days after surgery | |
Lists | −2 | −1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Enrolment | × | |||||||
Eligibility screen | × | |||||||
Informed consent | × | |||||||
Baseline assessment and allocation | × | × | ||||||
Intervention group | ||||||||
Exercise | × | |||||||
Nutritional intervention | × | |||||||
Psychological intervention | × | |||||||
Control group | ||||||||
Routine education | × | |||||||
PreOR Assessment | × | |||||||
PreOR ERAS care | × | |||||||
Surgery | × | |||||||
PostOR ERAS care | × | |||||||
Follow-up Assessment | ||||||||
Primary outcomes | × | |||||||
Secondary outcomes | × | × | ||||||
Non-home discharge | × | |||||||
VAS, NDI/ODI, NASS | × | |||||||
Unplanned readmission | × | |||||||
Record of adverse events | × | × | × | × | × | × | × |
−2, First visit; −1, Preadmission; 1−3, Perioperative period; 4, day of discharge.
ERAS, enhanced recovery after surgery; NASS, North American Spine Society scores; NDI, Neck Disability Index; ODI, Oswestry Disability Index; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.