Authors' Reply: Aligning Noninferiority Assumptions and Decision Rules in a Protocol for a Study on Adjunctive Acupuncture for Late-Life Depression

Qingnan Fu   ¹ , MM ;   Kaihui Xiao   ² , MD ;   Jie Zhang   ¹ , MM ;   Yang Li   ¹ , MD ;   Yuxian Wang   ¹ , MD ;   Molin Jiang   ¹ , MD ;   Zengqi Man   ³ , MM ;   Jing Yang   ¹ , MM ;   Wei Lu   ¹ , MD

¹ Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

² Neurology Ward 1, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese, Beijing, China

³ Acupuncture and Massage College, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China