Description
Return active-sham contact gap, active total time minus sham total time and active/sham contact ratio.
Acupuncture research records distinguish reporting completeness, source editions, treatment-contact labels, outcome direction and missing-outcome scenarios. These tools organize benign study or public-source metadata; they do not provide treatment instructions, locate intervention sites or determine safety or efficacy. Reporting support and clinical evidence are different questions.
Return active-sham contact gap, active total time minus sham total time and active/sham contact ratio.
When to use this tool
Use Acupuncture Study Sham Active Contact Time when checking the stated benign study-record, public-source or reporting convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter activeContact, activeWaiting, shamContact, shamWaiting. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read contactGap, totalTimeGap, contactRatio. Use the output convention below.
Require nonnegative active contact/waiting and sham waiting, with shamContact>0. Return active-sham contact gap, active total time minus sham total time and active/sham contact ratio.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| activeContact | Active Contact | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| activeWaiting | Active Waiting | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| shamContact | Sham Contact | Required. Finite number; strictly above 0. |
| shamWaiting | Sham Waiting | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| contactGap | Contact Gap | Required. Finite number. |
| totalTimeGap | Total Time Gap | Required. Finite number. |
| contactRatio | Contact Ratio | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"activeContact": 30,
"activeWaiting": 10,
"shamContact": 20,
"shamWaiting": 15
},
"output": {
"contactGap": 10,
"totalTimeGap": 5,
"contactRatio": 1.5
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Contact and waiting use one common time unit; matching durations do not prove equivalent interventions, credible blinding or therapeutic benefit.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use the original protocol, registry, reports and appropriate complete research methods; consult qualified health professionals for actual care or clinical interpretation.
References
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