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. 2022 Mar 4;101(9):e28961. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000028961

Table 1.

Timetable of outcome measurements.

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.