| Baseline | Allocation | Treatment | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time point | − 3 months | 0 months | 1 month | 2 months | 3 months |
Enrollment | |||||
 Eligibility screen | √ |  |  |  |  |
 Informed consent | √ |  |  |  |  |
 Demographics | √ |  |  |  |  |
 Medical history | √ |  |  |  |  |
 Physical examination |  | √ |  |  |  |
 Randomization |  | √ |  |  |  |
Interventions | |||||
 Group A (acupuncture) |  |  | √ | √ | √ |
 Group B (moxibustion) |  |  | √ | √ | √ |
 Group C (waiting list) |  |  | √ | √ | √ |
Assessments | |||||
 MRI scans |  | √ |  |  | √ |
 VAS |  | √ | √ | √ | √ |
 CMSS |  | √ | √ | √ | √ |
 PCS |  | √ | √ | √ | √ |
 SAS |  | √ |  |  | √ |
 SDS |  | √ |  |  | √ |
 SF-36 |  | √ |  |  | √ |
Participants safety | |||||
 Adverse events |  |  | √ | √ | √ |