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Table 1 Treatment and outcome measurement schedules during our pilot study

From: Efficacy and safety of combined treatment of miniscalpel acupuncture and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: an assessor-blinded randomized controlled pilot study

Outcome measures

Screening

Week 0 (baseline)

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 7

Screening test

V

     

Sociodemographic characteristics

V

     

Randomization

 

V

    

Laboratory test

V

   

V

 

MA treatment

 

V

V

V

  

NSAIDs prescription

 

V

V

V

  

Visual analog scale

V

V

V

V

V

V

Neck Disability Index

 

V

V

V

V

V

EQ-5D questionnaire

 

V

V

V

V

V

PGIC scale

  

V

V

V

V

Adverse events

 

V

V

V

V

V

Credibility assessment

    

V

 

Total safety assessment

    

V

 
  1. NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, EQ-5D EuroQol 5-dimension, PGIC Patient’s Global Impression of Change