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Table 3.

Observed proportions (%) of participants at T0, T6, T12, T18 and T24 for primary and secondary outcomes

	Intervention allocation		Proportions (%)
Outcomes	T0 - T12	T12 -T24	T0	T6	T12	T18	T24
Satisfaction; CSQ-8 scores ≥30	TN	SC	62	60	70	58	42
Satisfaction; CSQ-8 scores ≥30	SC	TN	44	38	29	54	54
No difficulty in functional capacity ^a	TN	SC	38	66	69	58	71
No difficulty in functional capacity ^a	SC	TN	42	52	54	63	64
No pain	TN	SC	70	73	85	78	82
No pain	SC	TN	64	67	54	67	64
No morning stiffness	TN	SC	67	80	78	70	93
No morning stiffness	SC	TN	80	71	58	79	77
Improvement of disease status ^b	TN	SC	25	38	36	27	33
Improvement of disease status ^b	SC	TN	23	42	18	17	9
No difficulty in physical quality of life	TN	SC	37	48	52	40	64
No difficulty in physical quality of life	SC	TN	20	46	25	46	50
No difficulty in psychosocial quality of life	TN	SC	50	59	67	60	68
No difficulty in psychosocial quality of life	SC	TN	46	50	58	58	59

^aFunctional capacity defined as the ability to perform activities of daily living and other independent living skills

^bDisease status is defined here by the occurrence of symptoms (absence, presence or recurrence) and course of disease from previous visit (improvement, stable or worse)