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26weeks
The ARM trial's primary outcome was absence of disability at 26 weeks.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“The primary outcome was absence of disability at 26 weeks.”
Advice to remain active with arm pain reduces disability, Walker-Bone K et al., Occupational Medicine, 2023, Methods.
Open the original- What it measures
- Participants were randomised to advice to rest, advice to remain active, or early physiotherapy.
- What it does not show
- The outcome measures absence of disability, not pain, so it does not directly test symptom relief.