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Table 1 Study design schedule

From: Efficacy and safety of electro-acupuncture (EA) on insomnia in patients with lung cancer: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Period week(W)

Enrollment

Allocation

Treatment

Follow-up

Week − 1

Week 0

Week 1

Week 4

Week 8

Week 12

Week 20

Enrollment

×

      

Informed consent

×

      

Medical history

×

      

Merger disease

×

      

Randomization

 

×

     

Intervention

  

×

×

×

  

Primary outcome

 PSQI

×

×

 

×

×

×

×

Secondary outcomes

 Actigraphy

 

×

  

×

  

 QLQ-C30

 

×

  

×

  

 PHQ-9

 

×

  

×

  

Dose of hypnotics

 

×

×

×

×

×

×

Adverse event monitoring (side effects and complications)

×

×

×

×

×

×

×

Assessment of credibility

 

×

     

Assessment of blinding success

  

×

 

×