Acupuncture versus metoprolol for interval treatment of migraine

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN18249834

Enrollment

115

Registered

2005-07-29

Start date

2002-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Migraine Nervous System Diseases Migraine

Interventions

Individualised acupuncture (up to 15 sessions) or 100 to 200 mg metoprolol

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients with migraine fulfilling the criteria of the International Headache Society (planned number of participants was 480; recruitment had to be terminated early, in summer 2004, due to recruitment problems and time limits of the project after recruiting 115 patients)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026