Patients With Chronic Migraine Clinical Trial
Official title:
Acupuncture in Chronic Migraine: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Verified date | August 2013 |
Source | Kuang Tien General Hospital |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | Taiwan: Department of Health |
Study type | Interventional |
The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and tolerance of acupuncture treatment compared with pharmacologic treatment in patients with chronic migraines.Besides, the investigators tested whether the clinical effects of acupuncture in chronic migraine prophylaxis are mediated by changes of the plasma CGRP (Calcitonin gene-related peptide).
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 68 |
Est. completion date | August 2010 |
Est. primary completion date | August 2010 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 18 Years to 75 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Age 18 to 75 years old - Patients were required to have a diagnosis of chronic migraine with or without medication overuse that satisfied the ICHD-2 criteria during the last 3 months prior to trial entry, with an established migraine history for at least 1 year. Exclusion Criteria: - Patients did not fulfill the criteria of ? 15 days or response to triptans or ergots on at least 8 days in prospective baseline periods . - The presence of headaches other than chronic migraine (such as another primary chronic headache or any secondary headache). - Migraine prophylaxis agents during last 3 months including ß-blockers, anti-depressants, calcium channel blockers, anti-epileptic agents or cycle-modulating hormonal drugs. - Migraine onset after age 50 or the age at onset of CM > 60 years. - History of hepatic disorder, nephrolithiasis or other severe illness. - Cognitive impairment interfering with the subject's ability to follow instructions and describe symptoms. - Prior fearful experience of acupuncture. - Bleeding diathesis or anticoagulation. - Pregnant or nursing. |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Country | Name | City | State |
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Taiwan | Kuang Tien General Hospital | Taichung |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Kuang Tien General Hospital |
Taiwan,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Mean monthly number of headache days with moderate or severe intensity | a day with headache pain that lasts ? 4 h with peak severity of moderate or severe intensity, or any severity or duration if the subject takes and response to a triptan or ergot. | 3 months | No |
Secondary | = 30% or = 50% reduction in mean monthly headache days with moderate or severe intensity | 3 months | No | |
Secondary | Mean monthly total headache days | 3 months | No | |
Secondary | Reduction from baseline in the use of acute headache medications | 3 months | No | |
Secondary | Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey(SF-36) | 3 months | No | |
Secondary | Beck Depression Inventory(BDI) | 3 months | No | |
Secondary | Migraine disability assessment questionnaire (MIDAS) | 3 months | No | |
Secondary | Plasma CGRP level | 3 months | No |