Short-Term Effects of Acupuncture on Balance, and Quality of Life in Women With Migraine: A Pilot Study
NCT07145242 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12
Last updated 2025-08-28
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the short-term effects of acupuncture on migraine-related pain, postural balance, and quality of life in women with migraine.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does acupuncture reduce migraine pain intensity? Does acupuncture improve balance and postural stability in women with migraine? Does acupuncture improve quality of life in women with migraine? This study does not include a comparison group.
Participants will:
Receive six standardized acupuncture sessions over two weeks (three sessions per week).
Complete questionnaires on pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale, VAS) and quality of life (SF-36).
Undergo stabilometric balance testing before and after the acupuncture program.
Conditions
Interventions
- OTHER
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Acupuncture
Intervention Description \* § Add details that will distinguish this intervention from other interventions in this or another clinical study.
Sponsors & Collaborators
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Pain and Rehabilitation Medicine
collaborator OTHER -
Laura Zaliene
lead OTHER
Principal Investigators
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Laura Zaliene, PhD · Klaipėda University
Study Design
- Allocation
- NA
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Masking
- NONE
- Model
- SINGLE_GROUP
Eligibility
- Min Age
- 18 Years
- Sex
- FEMALE
- Healthy Volunteers
- No
Timeline & Regulatory
- Start
- 2024-07-01
- Primary Completion
- 2024-12-30
- Completion
- 2024-12-31
Countries
- Lithuania
Study Locations
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