Probability of full recovery at 26 weeks
| Probability of full recovery at 26 weeks (95% CI) | ||||
| Main analysis | Sensitivity analysis* | Sensitivity analysis† | Sensitivity analysis‡ | |
| Advice to remain active | 45.1% (37.3 to 53.0) | 58.7% (51.9 to 66.0) | 34.4% (27.7 to 41.5) | 44.6% (34.1 to 54.8) |
| Advice to rest | 32.2% (24.4 to 39.7) | 45.6% (37.8 to 52.9) | 25.2% (18.4 to 31.7) | 23.7% (14.3 to 33.1) |
| Difference | 12.9% (2.3 to 23.7) | 13.1% (3.4 to 22.3) | 9.2% (0.3 to 18.5) | 21.0% (7.6 to 34.7) |
| Immediate physiotherapy | 35.8% (28.7 to 42.9) | 44.7% (37.8 to 51.4) | 29.6% (23.1 to 36.2) | 33.2% (24.8 to 42.7) |
| Normally timed physiotherapy | 38.6% (32.8 to 44.2) | 52.1% (46.7 to 57.7) | 29.8% (24.3 to 34.8) | 34.1% (26.9 to 41.3) |
| Difference | −2.8% (−11.3 to 6.5) | −7.5% (−16.1 to 0.7) | −0.2% (−8.3 to 8.1) | −0.9% (−11.9% to 10.4) |
*Assumes all participants with missing data at 26 weeks were fully recovered.
†Assumes no participants with missing data at 26 weeks were fully recovered.
‡Restricting analysis to follow-up questionnaire respondents only.