Clinical and Economic Evaluation of Acupuncture for Migraine

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: MigraineEfficacy of acupuncture for migraineAdverse events from acupuncture treatmentCost of acupuncture treatment; Migraine; Acupuncture; Economics

• Registration Number: TCTR20170612002
• Lead Sponsor: Department for Development of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, Ministry of Public Health

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-06-12
• Study Completion: 2018-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

1. Participants had history of headache for at least 1 year, and had frequency of headache at least 2 times per month.
2. Participants have fulfilled the criteria of migraine disease according to the International Classification of Headache (ICH 2013), both migraine with aura, migraine without aura and chronic migraine.
3. Participants can read Thai language and sign inform consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Having been treated with acupuncture for headache during the last 3 months
2. Pregnancy
3. Presentation of severe underlying disease
4. Bleeding tendency
5. Skin infection in the acupoints area
6. Psychosis i.e. schizophrenia

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Average per subject reduction in migraine days/4 weeks Baseline and 4 weeks after treatment Headache diary (days)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Headache intensity Baseline, at visit 5th, visit 10th and 4 weeks after treatment Average of the Numeric Pain Rating Scale each migraine attack, scale of 0-10, from headache diary,Acute Migraine Medication Use Baseline, at visit 5th, visit 10th and 4 weeks after treatment Total amount and type of medication use from headache diary,Quality of Life Baseline, at visit 5th, visit 10th and 4 weeks after treatment EQ-5D-5L questionnaire,Migraine Disability Assessment Baseline and three months after the last treatment The MIDAS (Migraine Disability Assessment) questionnaire ,Proportion of responders Comparing baseline and 4 weeks after treatment of the two groups Proportion of participants who have at least 50% reduction in migraine days of the two groups.,Related Adverse Events from acupuncture Every treatment session Details of adverse events from headache diary and interviewing