Migraine. Migraine
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group:In this group, Treatment wwas done using auricular acupuncture with semi-permanent ASP needles in the active ear pionts. After examining 15 migraine-affected acupunc
Sponsors
Sponsor Vice chancellor for research, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with migraine who need treatment The ages of 18 to 65 Consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women Patients with severe coagulation problems receiving anti-coagulant medications in which acupuncture may cause bleeding Patients with advanced malignancies or underlying diseases Patients with non-migraine headaches Patients with a history of drug or alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence A history of neurological or psychiatric illnesses Patients with asthma or respiratory problems Analgesic use for chronic pain more than three days a month Prior auricular acupuncture history Use of prophylactic migraine medication within the past six months Severe ear abnormalities Head or facial neuralgia Other neurological diseases Aura without headache Migraine headache incidence after age 50
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Headache. Timepoint: weekly for a month. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Nausea. Timepoint: Weekly for a month. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactIman Raisi
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed