Fig. 2From: The cerebral mechanism underlying the acupoints with specific effect for gallbladder stone disease: protocol for a randomized controlled task-fMRI trialStandard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) schedule of the trial. This is a randomized controlled trial which includes a 2-day baseline period and one acupuncture treatment. In the baseline period, recruited patients will be screened according to the inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria; then, eligible GSD patients will give informed consent and receive a physical examination. After allocation, the patients will receive once GB34 acupuncture, EX-LE6 acupuncture, or non-acupoint. The outcome assessments and fMRI scans are performed at baseline and at the end of acupuncture. In addition, a physical examination will be performed at the baseline. Adverse events will be recorded in the CRFs at any time during treatment. fMRI functional magnetic resonance imaging, SF-12 12-item Short Form Health Survey, NRS Numeric Rating Scale, SAS Self-rating Anxiety Scale, SDS Self-rating Depression ScaleBack to article page