| Intervention |
Description
of Item |
| 1) Acupuncture rationale |
1a) Style of acupuncture
1b) Rationale for treatment (e.g. syndrome patterns, segmental levels, trigger points) and
individualisation if used
1c) Literature sources to justify rationale |
| 2) Needling details |
2a) Points used (uni/bilateral)
2b) Numbers of needles inserted
2c) Depths of insertion (e.g. cun or tissue
level)
2d) Responses elicited (e.g. de qi or twitch
response)
2e) Needle stimulation (e.g. manual or electrical)
2f) Needle retention time
2g) Needle type (gauge, length, and manufacturer or material) |
| 3) Treatment regimen |
3a) Number of treatment sessions
3b) Frequency of treatment |
| 4) Co-interventions |
4a) Other interventions (e.g.
moxibustion, cupping, herbs, exercises, life-style advice) |
| 5) Practitioner background |
5a) Duration of relevant training
5b) Length of clinical experience
5c) Expertise in specific condition |
| 6) Control
intervention(s) |
6a) Intended effect of control intervention and its appropriateness to
research question and, if appropriate, blinding of participants (e.g. active comparison,
minimally active penetrating or non-penetrating sham, inert)
6b) Explanations given to patients of treatment and control interventions
6c) Details of
control intervention (precise description, as for Item 2 above, and other items if
different)
6d) Sources that justify choice of control |
