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.