Table 2
Participant timeline
| Timepoint | Study period | ||||
| Enrolment | Allocation | Post-allocation | |||
| -t1 | 0 | t1 8 weeks | t2 12 weeks | t3 24 weeks | |
| Enrolment | |||||
| Eligibility screen | X | ||||
| Informed consent | X | ||||
| Allocation | X | ||||
| Interventions | |||||
| SC+OD-CAM |  | ||||
| SC |  | ||||
| Assessments | |||||
| Baseline variables | |||||
| Demographic data | X | ||||
| QoL | X | ||||
| Anxiety and depression | X | ||||
| Top concerns | X | ||||
| Decision regret | X | ||||
| Attitude and use of CAM | X | ||||
| Outcome variables | |||||
| QoL | X | X | X | ||
| Anxiety and depression | X | X | X | ||
| Top concerns | X | X | X | ||
| Decision regret | X | X | X | ||
| Mediators | |||||
| Attitude and use of CAM | X | ||||
CAM, complementary and alternative medicine; QoL, quality of life; SC, standard care.