Acupuncture Randomised Trial in patients with Tension-Type Headache

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN97373659

Enrollment

296

Registered

2005-01-11

Start date

2002-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Tension-type headache Nervous System Diseases Other headache syndromes

Interventions

Acupuncture versus minimal acupuncture versus waiting list

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 296 patients with epidosic or chronic tension-type-headache (according to the criteria of the International Headache Society)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not match inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Added 19/08/09: Difference in numbers of days with headache between the four weeks before randomisation and weeks 9-12 after randomisation, as recorded by participants in headache diaries.	—

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