Outcome measures | Components measured | Baseline | Treatment period | Follow-up period | ||||
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W1 | W5 | W10 | W14 | W18 | W22 | W26 | ||
Questionnaires to assess outcomes of the treatment | ||||||||
Diary | Pain OM use non-OM use | ✓ W1 to W4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Beck Depression Inventory | Mental status | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
SF-36v2 | Quality of life | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire | Functionality | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Short Opiate Withdrawal Scale | Withdrawal symptoms | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Survey of patients’ attitude | Changes of attitudes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Chinese Medicine Chronic Pain Questionnaire | Pain and non-pain signs and symptoms | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Questionnaires to assess credibility, expectancy and attitude to acupuncture or pain medications | ||||||||
Perception of EA treatment | ✓(W6) | ✓ | ||||||
Acupuncture Expectancy Scale | ✓(W5) | |||||||
Knowledge of Acupuncture | ✓ | |||||||
Pain Medication Questionnaire | ✓ | |||||||
Elements of neuropathic pain | ||||||||
S-LANSS | ✓(W5) |