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Table 1 Study schedule of enrollment, intervention, and assessments

From: Efficacy and cerebral mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion for treating primary dysmenorrhea: study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial

 

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

  

√

√

√