Migraine
Conditions
Interventions
No acupuncture group:Anti-pain treatment by medicine
Bian Zheng group:Selection of puncture points will depends on the "Zheng". Electronic stimulating
Simulation group:Superficial puncture without "De Qi" and no electronic stimulating
Head puncture:Selection of acupuncture points and puncture methods based on WHO recommendation. Electronic stimulating
Sponsors
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. male or female non-premonitory migraine patients between 18 and 65 years old, period of remission or onset; 2. apart from the diagnosis criteria according to ICHD-2, a diagnosis standard by traditional Chinese medicine theory must be fulfilled. ICHD-2 diagnosis criteria according to International Classification of Headache Disorders by HIS:(1) at least 5 headache attacks by history, and consistent with the (2) to (4) below:(2) last between 4 to 72 hours; 3. consistent with at least two of the following: (1) unilateral location; (2) pulsatility; (3) moderate to severe degree; (4) exacerbated by daily activities; 4. consistent with at least one of the following during one episode: (1) nausea and/or vomiting; (2) photophobia and/or phonophobia. 5. other secondary causes excluded. Diagnosis criteria by traditional Chinese medicine theory: (1) Ganyang Shangkang Headache signsChief signs: headache, irritability, red eyes, bitter mouth.Secondary signs: flushing, dry mouth, red tongue, yellow Tai, Xuan pulse; (2) Yuxue headache signs: Chief signs: fixed, persistent, pricking headache; Secondary signs: purple tongue, thin and light Tai, Chen or Xi pulse.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. pregnancy or breast feeding period; 2. complicated with severe cerebral, liver, kidney, or hematopoietic system diseases, or Parkinson's disease, extra-pyramidal disorders, or mental defects, hypertension; 3. special migraine involvement, such as ophthalmoplegic migraine; 4. intake of migraine medication in the past month before inclusion, or abuse of such medication, i.e., intake of migraine medication for more than 10 days per month; 5. poor treatment compliance, such as fear of acupuncture; or difficult follow-up, such as living too afar without contact.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequency of headache;Rate of no improvement; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Catabatic rate or degree;Quality of life;Wastage of antipain drugs;Changes of TCM "Zheng";Cast-effictive analysis; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYingkun Li
Outcome results
None listed