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Table 1 Timetable for outcome measurements

From: Transcranial pulsed electromagnetic fields for multiple chemical sensitivity: study protocol for a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

 

Treatment

Follow-up

 

Week 0a

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6b

2.5 months

4.5 months

QEESI Life Impact

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

QEESI Symptom severity

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

QEESI Chemical intolerances

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

SDS

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Individual tasks

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Noise sensitivity

X

     

X

X

X

SCL-92 Depressive symptoms

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

SCL-92 Anxiety symptoms

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

SCL-92 Somatization

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

PSS-10

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

HAM-D6

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

WHOQOL-BREF

X

     

X

 

X

Capsaicin-induced secondary hyperalgesia

X

     

X

  

Immunological markers

X

     

X

  
  1. aBaseline measurements.
  2. bPost treatment measurements.
  3. QEESI, Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory; SDS, Sheehan Disability Scale; SCL-92, Symptom Check List-92; PSS-10, Perceived Stress Scale-10; HAM-D6, 6-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; WHOQOL-BREF, World Health Organization Quality of Life – Brief version.
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