The effect of TCM acupuncture on hot flushes among menopausal women (ACUFLASH) study: A study protocol of an ongoing multi-centre randomised controlled clinical trial

Table 2 Data collection schedule

	Qualifying period 2 wks	Baseline Randomisation			End	Follow-up
Visit number		1			2		3¹
Week number	≤-2	0	4	8	12	26	52
Participant provided data
Hot flush diary	X		X	X	X	X	X
WHQ		X			X	X	X
EQ-5D		X			X	X	X
Sociodemographic variables		X
Beck depression inventory¹		X			X	X	X
Hopkins symptoms checklist²		X
SF36²		X
Lifestyle/physical activity		X	X	X	X	X	X
Medical history		X
Use of health care services ³		X	X	X	X	X	X
Dietary supplements/herbs		X	X	X	X	X	X
OTC-drugs		X	X	X	X	X	X
Prescribed drugs		X	X	X	X	X	X
Side effects			X	X	X
Biological variables ¹
Sex hormones, creatinine		X			X
CGRP, NPY		X			X
Heart rate variability		X			X
Bone mass density		X					X
Qualitative data ²
Acupuncturist provided data					X
TCM diagnose		X			X
Acupoints used		X X	X X X	X X X	X X
Side effects		X	X X X	X X X	X X

ISSN: 2662-7671