Acupuncture for Migraine Prophylaxis

NCT01687660 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 249

Last updated 2020-02-17

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Summary

Hypothesis: Acupuncture obtains an abiding effect on migraine prophylaxis Design: A open-label randomized controlled trial. 249 participants will be included. Three arms: acupuncture in acupoint-meridian, non-acupoint-meridian group, and waiting list.

Conditions

  • Migraine Without Aura
  • Unilateral Headache

Interventions

OTHER

acupuncture

apply acupuncture to prevent the migraine attack

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    collaborator OTHER
  • Chongqing Medical University

    collaborator OTHER
  • Li ying

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fanrong Liang, Professor · Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2014-09-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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