Table 1

Clinical trial protocol and timetable
Task*
 Pre-Randomization
 Weeks Post-Randomization




0
 1
 2
 4
 6
 8
 12
Recruitment
 ●






Telephone screening
 ●






Clinical screening
 ●






Data collection







     Sociodemographic data
 ●






     Visual analogue scale for low back pain
 ●
 ●
 ●
 ●
 ●
 ●
 ●
 ●
     Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire
 ●


●
●
 ●
     Medical Outcomes Study Short Form – 36 Survey
 ●


●
●
 ●
     Work disability measure
 ●


●
●
 ●
     Patient satisfaction measure



●
●
 ●
OOSNF-History
●





OOSNF-Examination
●





OOSNF-Assessment and Plan
●
 ●
 ●
 ●
 ●
 ●
Randomization
●





Allocated treatment
●
 ●
 ●
 ●
 ●
 ●

*OOSNF denotes Outpatient Osteopathic SOAP Note Form.

Licciardone et al. Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care 2008 2:5   doi:10.1186/1750-4732-2-5