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Table 1 Study assessments, questionnaires and specimen collections

From: Comparing short to standard duration of antibiotic therapy for patients hospitalized with cellulitis (DANCE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

 

Visit 1

Visit 2

Visit 3

Visit 4

Visit 5

Visit 6

 

Day 1

Day 2-3

Day 5-6

Day 14

Day 28

Day 90

Assessment

      

Informed consent

X

     

In-/Exclusion criteria

X

     

Baseline characteristics

X

     

Randomization criteria

 

X

X

   

Randomization of patients eligible for randomization

  

X

   

Physical examination

X

 

X

X

X

 

Cellulitis severity score

X

X

X

X

X

 

VAS

X

X

X

X

X

X

Medication adherence

   

X

  

Non-study medication

Updated throughout study

Lab and culture results

Updated throughout study

Questionnaires

      

SF-36

X

   

X

X

EQ-5D

X

   

X

X

HCRUQ

  

X

 

X

X

Specimen collection

      

Blood samples

X

X

X

X

X

 

Skin biopsy*

X

     

Skin swabs

X

  

X

  
  1. VAS = visual analog scales on pain and swelling; SF-36 = Short Form (36) questionnaire; EQ-5D = EuroQol-5D questionnaire; HCRUQ = health-care resource utilisation questionnaire. *only performed in patients admitted to the main study site.