Overall adjustment acupuncture for postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP): a study protocol for a randomized sham-controlled trial

Table 3 Overview of study visits

		Study period
		Enrollment	Allocation	Post allocation			Close out	Follow-up
	Time point (month)	− 1	0	1	2	3		6
Preparation	Enrollment
	Informed consent	√
	Eligibility screen	√
	Allocation		√
Intervention	OA			√	√	√
Intervention	SA			√	√	√
Assessment	Liver function Kidney function	√
	T; BP; P; R	√		√	√	√
	BMD	√						√
	E2; FSH	√
	BGP; BALP	√
	TAC; AOPP	√
	FoxO3a; β-catenin PPARγ	√
	VAS	√		√	√	√		√
	TCM syndrome	√			√
	QOL	√			√
	Adverse events						√
	Data analysis						√
	Fracture rate							√

T body temperature, BP blood pressure, P pulse rate, R respiration rate, OA, SA, QOL quality of life, TCM traditional Chinese Medicine, VAS visual analog scale, PPAR, E2, TAC, AOPP, BGP, BALP, BMD, FSH

ISSN: 1745-6215