Table 1.
Schedule of events (duration after trauma)
| Radiographs and event forms | Screening | Enrolment | Pre-surgery | Surgery | Post-surgery (until day 7*) | 2 weeks (7–21 days) | 30 days (21–39 days) | 3 months (11–15 weeks) | 6 months (24–28 weeks) | 12 months$ (12–14 months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT-scan | X | X | ||||||||
| Screening | X | |||||||||
| Informed consent | X | |||||||||
| Randomization | X | |||||||||
| Baseline data | X | X | ||||||||
| Intervention/surgical report form | X | X | ||||||||
| Outpatient clinic FU | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Spirometry | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Analgesic use | Daily, afternoon | Daily, afternoon | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| Pain (NRS-rest and inspiration) | Daily, afternoon | Daily, afternoon | X** | X | X | X | X | |||
| Pain (NRS-night, daily, and care) | X** | X | X | X | X | |||||
| QoL (EQ-5D and SF-12) | X** | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Complications | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| (Secondary) interventions | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
| iPCQ and iMCQ questionnaire | X*** | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Early withdrawal | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** |
*Post-surgery
$May be planned at the patients’ residency
**Asking for current and pre-trauma status
***Asking for pre-trauma situation
****Only if applicable.