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Set Point Acupuncture for Migraines Using a Digital Assistant

NCT00714727 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2013-07-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The object of this research study is to test a standardized set of acupuncture points on migraine patients to reduce frequency and intensity of headaches. Acupuncture has been studied in prior research but the treatment points have varied between subjects, making it difficult to replicate studies.

Conditions

  • Migraine Headaches

Interventions

PROCEDURE

acupuncture

8 weeks of acupuncture, starting with twice a week for 4 weeks, followed by once a week for 4 weeks, using 8 standardized, bilateral acupuncture points.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • United States Department of Defense

    collaborator FED

  • Memorial Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sharon Plank, MD, LAc · John P. Murtha Neuroscience and Pain Institute

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-07-31
Primary Completion
2011-01-31
Completion
2011-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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