Table 1

Outline of sessions

Assessment/intervention componentSession 1Session 2Session 3
VISA-H
Isometric strength testing
Functional testing
Sitting pain assessment (PSFS)
Isometric strength intervention****
Isotonic strength intervention****
Isometric strength testing immediately postintervention
Functional testing immediately postintervention
Isometric strength testing 45 min postintervention
Functional testing 45 min postintervention
Sitting pain assessment 24 hours after intervention (PSFS) by phone call
Functional testing 24 hours after intervention by video call
  • ✓component included, ✗=component not included, **=each component included in one of sessions two and three, order determined by randomisation.

  • PSFS, Patient-Specific Functional Scale; VISA-H, Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Proximal Hamstring.