[Retracted] The Effects of Positive or Neutral Communication during Acupuncture for Relaxing Effects: A Sham-Controlled Randomized Trial

Figure 2

Schematic representation of the treatment procedure. The different time points () for measurements were two hours before treatment (baseline, ), directly before treatment (), and after treatment (). The text boxes above the timeline represent data types collected at the different time points. Text boxes below the timeline represent time points and experimental events. The positive and neutral communication was performed between needle insertion and needle removal.