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Table 1 Timeline of the trial

From: The effects of intermittent fasting diet alone or in combination with probiotic supplementation in comparison with calorie-restricted diet on metabolic and hormonal profile in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Explanation of the trial activities

Time (months)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

`16

17

18

Material preparation

*

*

*

*

              

Recruitment

    

*

*

*

*

*

         

Clinical assessments at baseline

    

*

*

*

*

*

         

Nutritional assessments at baseline

    

*

*

*

*

*

         

Biochemical assessments at baseline

    

*

*

*

*

*

         

Intervention

         

*

*

*

*

*

    

Clinical assessments after intervention

         

*

*

*

*

*

    

Nutritional assessments after intervention

         

*

*

*

*

*

    

Biochemical assessments after intervention

         

*

*

*

*

*

    

Data analysis

              

*

*

  

Writing the final report of the trial

                

*

*

The expected time

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*