Table 1

Schedule of enrolment, interventions and assessments

Time pointsPreadmissionAdmissionPreoperativelySurgeryPostoperativelyDischarge90 days after surgery
Lists−2−1012345
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.