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Table 1 Timing of treatment assessments and data collection

From: Effect of acupuncture on lung cancer-related fatigue: study protocol for a multi-center randomized controlled trial

 

Study period

Enrollment

Baseline

Treatment phase

Follow-up phase

Timepoint

-1 week

0 weeks

3 weeks

6 weeks

4 weeks

12 weeks

Enrollment

 Eligibility screen

X

     

 Informed consent

X

     

 Medical history

X

     

 Allocation

 

X

    

Interventions

 Acupuncture

 

X

X

X

  

 Sham acupuncture

 

X

X

X

  

Assessments

 Primary outcome

  BFI-C

 

X

X

X

X

X

 Secondary outcomes

  EORTC QLQ-C30

 

X

 

X

  

  HAMD

 

X

 

X

  

Others

 Adverse events

 

X

X

X

  

 Patients’ satisfaction

   

X

  

 Success of blinding

   

X

  
  1. BFI-C Brief Fatigue Inventory-Chinese, EORTC QLQ-C30 European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of LifeQuestionnaire, HAMD Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression
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