Effect of Acupuncture on Gut-Brain Axis Parameters in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: A Study Protocol for a Randomized, Participant- and Assessor-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial

Table 2

Study schedule for the healthy controls.

	Measurements	Assessment	Optional assessment (n = 25)
Gut-brain axis	BDI STAI-X1,2	●
	fMRI image (tasks 1 and 3)	●
	fMRI image (task 2, n = 25)		●
	Stool collection	●
	Blood collection	●

BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; STAI, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Except for the fMRI session, the baseline assessment will take between 30 minutes and 1 hour. An fMRI session will take about an hour and a half to two hours.