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The Study of Efficacy and Central Mechanism of Acupuncture Treatment in Patients With Migraine Based on the Theory of Gen-Jie

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Migraine
Registration Number
ITMCTR2000003410
Lead Sponsor
Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for MwoA
1.Diagnosed as migraine without aura according to the diagnostic criteria specified by the ICHD-III, IHS 2018
2.Male and female adults aged 18–65, right handed
3.Initial onset of migraines prior to the age of 50 years
4.Experience of acute migraine attacks at a frequency of 2 to 8, but less than 15 days of attacks per month during the previous 3 months and during baseline measurement
5.Experience of migraine attacks for at least 1 year
6.Provision of written, informed consent by the patients.

Inclusion criteria for HC
1.Male and female adults aged 18–65with a normal physical examination and without any family history of sever diseases
2.No history of neurological diseases, and no major physical diseases and trauma history
3.Right handed, roughly matched with the sex, age and education of the MwoA participants selected
4.Without any contraindications for MRI scans, such as pacemakers, cardiac defibrillators, cochlear implants or claustrophobia

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with headache caused by organic diseases;
2. Patients with nervous system disease, immune deficiency, hemorrhagic disease or allergy;
3. Patients who had used drugs to control migraine attack within 1 month before admission;
4. Patients with alcohol or other drug abuse;
5. Patients participating in other clinical trials at the same time;
6. Pregnant or lactating women, or patients who plan to be pregnant within 6 months;
7. Patients with any contraindications (such as pacemakers, aneurysm clips, artificial heart valves, ear implants or metal fragments, eyes, skin or body foreign matters) on MRI.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Brain functional magnetic resonance data;Change in the frequency of migraine attacks;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The self-rating anxiety scale [SAS];Change in Visual analogue scale (VAS) for headache;number of migraine days;Migraine-specific quality-of-life questionnaire (MSQ);acute medication intake;The self-rating depression scale[SDS];number of participants with adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs);
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