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Table 2 Outcome measurements

From: Effectiveness of strengthened stimulation during acupuncture for the treatment of allergic rhinitis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Week

-2

0

1

2

3

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

 

Baseline

 

Treatment phase 12 sessions

Follow-up phase

Patient enrollment

√

           

Medical history

√

           

Sign the informed consent

 

√

          

Skin prick tests

 

√

          

Randomization

 

√

          

VAS

 

√

 

√

 

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

RQLQ

 

√

   

√

 

√

 

√

 

√

C-MMASS

  

√

√

√

√

      

Laboratory

 

√

   

√

 

√

   

√

Adverse event

 

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

  1. C-MMASS, Modified Chinese version of the Massachusetts General Hospital Acupuncture Sensation Scale; RQLQ, Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaires; VAS, Visual analog scales. The numbers at top of figure are weeks. On the left of the figure, it shows weeks.