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. 2008 Jun 23;9:92. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-92

Table 2.

Outcome measures (adapted from [8])

Assessments and Instruments Baseline 6 weeks 3 months 6 months 12 months 24 months
Baseline Variables
Demographic variables x x x x x x
Disease related variables x
Medication x x x x x x
Intoxication (smoking, alcohol) x
Body Structure and Functions
Pain
 VAS diary pain x x x x x x
 Mc Gill pain questionnaire x x x x x x
Sensory symptoms
 Sensory testing [22] x x x x x x
Vasomotor
 Thermometry [23] x x x x x x
Sudomotor/edema
 Indirect volumetry [24] x x x x x x
Motor/trophic
 Range of motion [25] x x x x x x
 Dystonia (Fahn Marsden Scale) [26]+ x x x x x x
TREND Symptoms Inventory [27] x x x x x x
Participation
Radboud Skills Questionnaire [28]* ° x x x x x x
Walking Ability Questionnaire [29]"° x x x x x x
Rising & Sitting Ability Questionnaire [30]"° x x x x x x
Participation
Social Involvement Questionnaire [31] x x x x
Global Outcomes
SF-36 [32] x x x x
EQ-5D [33] x x x x
Environmental factors
Living situation, education, employment x x x x x x
Personal Factors
Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia [34] x x x x
Hospital Anxiety & Depression scale [35] x x x x
Co-Morbidity [36] x x x x

+The Fahn Marsden Score will only be used in patients with clinical signs of dystonia.

*Only in patients with CRPS 1 in the upper extremity.

"Only in patients with CRPS 1 in the lower extremity.

°These questionnaires will be validated in German as a side project.