Electroacupuncture at Jing-jiaji points for neck pain caused by cervical spondylosis: a study protocol for a randomized controlled pilot trial

Table 1 Timing of visits and data collection

	Week - 1	Week 0	Week 2	Week 4	1 month	3 months
	Baseline	Treatment phase			Follow-up phase (end-of-treatment)
Patients
Informed consent	×
Sign the informed consent		×
Medical history	×
Physical examination	×
Randomization		×
Intervention
Electroacupuncture group (n = 18)		20 sessions of EA at Jing-jiaji points
Comparisons
Acupuncture group (n = 18)		20 sessions of acupuncture at Jing-jiaji points
Outcomes^a
NPQ		×	×	×	×	×
MPQ		×	×	×	×	×
SF-36		×	×	×	×	×
Participants safety
Adverse events		×	×	×	×	×

^aNPQ, Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire; MPQ, McGill Pain Questionnaire; SF-36, Short-Form 36 Scale.

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