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. 2019 Jul 29;8(7):e14705. doi: 10.2196/14705

Table 1.

Data collection variables, measures, and time points (both groups).

Variable Measure/analyses Data collection points


Baseline x10 End
Primary aim 1

Recruitment Number of enrolled/number invited to participate; Mini-Cog instrument (screening) a b

Retention Number retained at study completion/number recruited

Completion Number of time points completed (11 total)

Acceptability Protocol Acceptability Scale for Treating Angina with Acupuncture
Primary aim 2

Demographic data Demographic data form

Effect size Intraindividual effect: mean prescores minus mean postscores/pooled SD. Group effect: mean differences in scores between acupuncture and attention control group
Exploratory aim

Biomarkers Interleukin 1 beta, 2, 6, 8, 10, and 18; C-reactive protein, tumor necrosis factor alpha-α
Outcome measures

Pain and symptoms McGill Pain Questionnaire, Seattle Angina Questionnaire-7, American Heart Association Angina Log

Functional status and HRQoLc Seattle Angina Questionnaire-7, Physical Functioning and HRQoL subscales

aData were collected.

bData were not collected.

cHRQoL: health-related quality of life.