Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Daily Headaches

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

74 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-02-28

Study Completion Date

2007-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether acupuncture can reduce pain in long-term headache sufferers.

Detailed Description

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Acupuncture has been shown to reduce the frequency and severity of some types of headaches, but the efficacy of acupuncture for chronic daily headaches has not been studied. The long-term goals of this study are to reduce the symptoms that are associated with recurrent headaches and to collect data that can be used for future acupuncture studies.

Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to receive 8 weeks of either standard care or ten acupuncture treatments in addition to medical care. Self-report questionnaires will be used to assess headaches and daily pain severity.

Conditions

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Headache Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Acupuncture

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Ability to communicate in English
* Presence of headache 15 or more days in the past month

Exclusion Criteria

* Known intracranial mass
* Recent surgery to the head and neck region

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Locations

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Harvard Medical School

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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K23AT001194

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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