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.