Table 1.
Data collection time point | |||||
Variables | Measure/Source | Pretreatment | Post-treatment | ED discharge | 1-week and 4 follow-up |
Assessments | |||||
Pain Intensity | Numeric Rating Scale, 0-10 | X | X | X# | X |
Anxiety | Numeric Rating Scale, 0-10 | X | X | X# | X |
All pain medications in the ED and prescriptions | EHR | X | |||
Pain medication and/or opioid use | Self-report | X | |||
Baseline variables of interest | |||||
Demographics | EHR data and self-report | X | |||
Current Medications | Self-report | X | |||
Opioid use – last 30 days | X | ||||
Previous acupuncture use | X | ||||
ED visits in last year | X | ||||
Other variables of interest | |||||
Expectancy | Self-report | X | |||
Satisfaction questions | X | X | X | ||
ED impact (ACUPUNCTURE PATIENTS ONLY) | X |
Outcome assessments by time-point. # Pain Intensity and Anxiety will only be assessed at ED discharge, if the time is >15 minutes from the Post-treatment time-point.