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Table 2 Endpoints and measures

From: HALT (Hernia Active Living Trial): protocol for a feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial of a physical activity intervention to improve quality of life in people with bowel stoma with a bulge/parastomal hernia

Outcomes

Measures

Diagnosis and classification of PSH

• Clinical examination

Muscle activation

• Electromyography (EMG)

Body composition

  Waist circumference

  BMI

• Measuring tape

• TANITA scales (weight) and stadiometer (height)

Patient reported outcomes

  QoL

  Body image

  Physical functioning

• Stoma-QoL and EQ-5D

• Body image scale

• Patient specific function scale

Physical activity

• Actigraph GT3X+ accelerometer

Psychological determinants of physical activity

• Basic psychological needs in exercise scale

• Exercise self-efficacy