Table 1.

Details of treatment programs A and B in respect to visits to different health care professionals and treatment activities

	Treatment A				Treatment B
Disciplines/treatment parts	Phase 1 (weeks 1-6)	Phase 2 (weeks 7-18)	Phase 3 (weeks 19-26)	Phase 4 (weeks 26-52)*	Phase 1 (weeks 1-8)	Phase 2 (weeks 10, 12, 14, 16, 18), n = per visit	Phase 3 (weeks 20, 22, 24, 26), n = per visit	Phase 4 (weeks 26-52)
Exercise therapist	4G	4G	3G	2G	3G	2G	2G	2G
Cesar therapist	1G	1G	1G		1G (from week 3 on)	-	Once this phase G
Dietician	1I, 1G	1I, 1G	1I, 1G	Once this phase	Twice I in first 2 weeks	-	-	Once this phase
Pediatrician	Every other week 1I	Every other week 1I	Every other week 1I	-	Every other week 1I	-	Once this phase I	-
Psychologist	2I this phase	Once this phase I 1G education	1G education	-	2I this phase	Once (children and parents) this phase G	Once this phase I	-
Nurse	Twice this phase I	Twice this phase I	-	-	-	-	-	-
Laboratory	Once I this phase	-	Once I this phase	Once I this phase	Once I this phase	-	Once I this phase	Once I this phase
Social worker (parents)	1G, 2I this phase	1G	1G	1G	1G	1G	1G	1G
Parents course (parents)	Twice this phase G	3 times this phase G	Once this phase G	-	8 times this phase G	Twice this phase G	-	-
TTV	-	-	Once this phase I, max 1 week	-	-	-	-	-
Education/group-activity children	-	-	-	1G	2 to 4G	2 to 4G	2 to 4G	3G
Education/group activity/training parents and children	-	-	-	1G	1G	6 times this phase G	5 times this phase G	2G

G = group session

I = Individual session