A controlled trial of the treatment of migraine by acupuncture
Item
Title
A controlled trial of the treatment of migraine by acupuncture
Author(s)
Journal Publication
Date
1989
volume
5(4)
pages
305-312
Research Type
RCT
Keywords
Abstract
A randomised controlled trial comparing true and sham acupuncture was conducted on 30 patients suffering from chronic migraine. Diary measures of headache and medication intake were recorded throughout the study, and measures of headache quality, anxiety, and pain behaviour were taken. The credibility of the true and sham treatment procedures was also assessed. True acupuncture was significantly more effective than the control procedure in reducing the pain of migraine headache. Posttreatment reductions in pain scores and medication of 43 and 38%, respectively, were recorded in the true acupuncture group and were maintained at 4-month and 1-year follow-up
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has health condition studied
Headache Disorders
plan
1/WK
has study population number
32
has duration
6 Weeks