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Table 1 Schedule of enrolment, intervention, and assessments

From: Electroacupuncture for postoperative pain after nasal endoscopic surgery: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

 

S

B

O

Preoperative period

Postoperative period

Timepoint

   

Within 2 h before operation

Upon recovery

Hourly for 6 h after surgery

Once daily until discharge

Basic information

 Informed consent

X

      

 Inclusion/exclusion

X

X

     

 Medical history

X

      

 Vital signs

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Interventions

 EA

   

X

X

 

X

 Sham EA

   

X

X

 

X

Assessments

 Primary outcome

  NRS

    

X

X

X

 Secondary outcomes

  HR and BP

  

X

X

X

X

X

  Actigraphy

 

X

X

   

X

  QoR-15

    

X

 

X*

  SF-36

    

X

 

X*

Others

 Adverse events

  

X

X

X

X

X

 Patient satisfaction

      

X

 Success of blinding

      

X

  1. EA electroacupuncture, S screening, B baseline, O operation, NRS numerical rating scale, HR heart rate, BP blood pressure, QoR-15 15-item Quality of Recovery Scale, SF-36 36-item Short From health survey
  2. * On day of discharge
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