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Table 2 Assessments as a function of timepoints (according to the 2013 SPIRIT figure guidelines)

From: Motivational nondirective resonance breathing versus transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation in the treatment of fibromyalgia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Measure

Target

T0

Intervention

T1

  

Baseline

Morning and evening treatment (4 recordings/day)

Post-intervention (2 weeks)

NRS

Average pain intensity

X

 

X

NRS

Current pain intensity

X

X

X

HRV

Hear rate variability

X

X

X

BMI and WHR

Body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio

X

  

BP

Blood pressure

X

 

X

CPA

Experimental pain threshold, tolerance, and limit

X

 

X

CEQ

Treatment efficacy expectation

X

  

PGIC

Treatment efficacy impression

  

X

EQ-5D-5L

Health-related quality of life

X

 

X

HSCL-25

Stress and depression

X

 

X

MAIA-2

Interoceptive awareness

X

 

X

SpREUK-15

Spirituality

X

 

X

PCS

Catastrophizing

X

 

X

BPI

Pain interference

X

 

X

ISI

Insomnia

X

 

X

ODI

Functional disability

X

 

X

General health

Overall health/nutrition and sociodemographic

X

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