Influences of Deqi on Immediate Analgesia Effect of Needling SP6 (Sanyinjiao) in Patients with Primary Dysmenorrhea in Cold and Dampness Stagnation Pattern: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Data collection at different assessment points. Example of outcome measurements.

Variable	T0	T1
VAS-P	X	X
VAS-A	X	X
ADCAS		X
Temperature at SP6, CV4	X	X
Side effects and adverse reactions		X
Sociodemographic data	X

Note: VAS-P: visual analogue scale for pain (0–100); VAS-A: visual analogue scale for anxiety (0–100); ADCAS: Acupuncture Deqi Clinical Assessment Scale; SP6: Sanyinjiao; CV4: Guanyuan; T0: before acupuncture treatment; T1: after acupuncture treatment.