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NCT00086021 Clinical Trial

Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Daily Headaches

Headache Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title:
Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Daily Headaches

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data
NCT number NCT00086021
Other study ID # K23AT001194
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received June 21, 2004
Last updated June 8, 2007
Start date February 2002
Est. completion date June 2007

Study information
Verified date June 2007
Source National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Federal Government
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether acupuncture can reduce pain in long-term headache sufferers.

Description:

Acupuncture has been shown to reduce the frequency and severity of some types of headaches, but the efficacy of acupuncture for chronic daily headaches has not been studied. The long-term goals of this study are to reduce the symptoms that are associated with recurrent headaches and to collect data that can be used for future acupuncture studies.

Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to receive 8 weeks of either standard care or ten acupuncture treatments in addition to medical care. Self-report questionnaires will be used to assess headaches and daily pain severity.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Completed
Enrollment 74
Est. completion date June 2007
Est. primary completion date
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Ability to communicate in English

- Presence of headache 15 or more days in the past month

Exclusion Criteria:

- Known intracranial mass

- Recent surgery to the head and neck region

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Procedure:
• Acupuncture

Locations
Country Name City State
United States Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts
United States University of North Carolina Chapel Hill North Carolina

Sponsors (1)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

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