Results
Recruitment process
A total of 188 patients were assessed for eligibility
over an 18-month period. A final total of 90
participants were randomly assigned to either
IMPT or IEP. After 1 year data were available for
87 patients; 44 patients in the IMPT group and
43 in the IEP group. This process is summarized
in Fig. 1. No significant differences for baseline
characteristics between groups were found, except
for sports hours per week, overall duration
of symptoms, total FABQ, and the FABQ activity
subscale. Baseline data are shown in Table II.