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Acupuncture - a Treatment for Children With Headache

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Headache
Interventions
Other: Acupuncture and training
Registration Number
NCT03426800
Lead Sponsor
Vendsyssel Hospital
Brief Summary

Acupuncture as a treatment for headache in children

Detailed Description

A randomised controlled study in the effect of acupuncture as a treatment for headache in children.

The children are randomised for training or for training and acupuncture.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
3
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosed by pediatrician-
  • Age-9-17 years
  • Min. headache 8 times within the last month
Exclusion Criteria
  • Mentally illness
  • Fear of needles

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Migraine_acupuncture and trainingAcupuncture and trainingMigraine acupuncture and training
Migraine trainingAcupuncture and trainingMigraine training
Tension headache trainingAcupuncture and trainingTension headache training
Tension_acupuncture and trainingAcupuncture and trainingTension headache acupuncture and training
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Days with headache30 days

Number of days with headache

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

North Denmark Hospital

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Hjørring, Denmark

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