Efficacy of acupuncture for chronic migraine: a protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Qianxiu Chen, Zhe Wang, Yu Tang, Xinyu Wu, Yijie Wang, Tianyu Bai, Ying Gao, Huafeng Cui, Jiamei Zhang, Pengcheng Li, Jing Han · 2025
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Description
Chen and colleagues set out in 2025 the protocol for a multicenter trial testing acupuncture against sham treatment for chronic migraine prevention. Chronic migraine drains quality of life, and early results for acupuncture look promising. The trial will enroll nearly two hundred patients across centers. Two thirds receive real acupuncture three times weekly for six weeks, and the rest receive sham.
The main measure is change in monthly headache days late in treatment, with follow-up tracking attacks, medicine use, and quality of life. The study is registered and ethics approved. Results will be published and presented.
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| CREATOR | Qianxiu Chen, Zhe Wang, Yu Tang, Xinyu Wu, Yijie Wang, Tianyu Bai, Ying Gao, Huafeng Cui, Jiamei Zhang, Pengcheng Li, Jing Han |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |