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Study on the central mechanism of acupuncture in treating migraine based on multimodal brain NMR

Study on the central mechanism of acupuncture in treating migraine based on multimodal brain NMR

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2024000210
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-08-11
Start date
2024-08-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

chronic migraine

Interventions

Migraine group:Acupuncture
Healthy control group:no

Sponsors

Shanghai General Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: To be eligible for the study, patients with chronic migraine must meet all of the following inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria for chronic migraine in the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3) of the Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society; 2.18-60 years old, education period =6 years, right-handed; 3. The number of headache attacks per month is =15 days, the frequency of migraine attacks per month is =2 times, lasting for more than 3 months, of which at least 8 days have migraine characteristics; 4. Basically normal brain structure, no previous history of depression, cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's disease or other extrapyramidal diseases, no history of major diseases of other systems; 5. No obvious long-term chronic pain in other parts of the body, such as chronic waist and leg pain, neck pain, etc.; 6. Have not received non-drug treatment such as acupuncture therapy in the past 4 weeks, and have not taken drugs that have the effect of preventing and treating migraine, such as beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, anti-epileptic drugs, antidepressants and 5-HT receptor blockers; 7. No MRI detection contraindications; 8. The subjects signed the informed consent and volunteered to participate in the experiment. To be eligible for study, healthy subjects must meet all of the following inclusion criteria: 1. Does not meet the diagnostic criteria for migraine; 2. Age 18-45 years old, education period =6 years, right-handed; 3. Basically normal brain structure, no previous history of depression, cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's disease or other extrapyramidal diseases, no history of major diseases of other systems; 4. No MRI detection contraindications; 5. The subjects signed the informed consent and volunteered to participate in the experiment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Headache caused by organic diseases or other types and parts; 2. SAS score =50 points on anxiety self-rating scale; 3. Severe anatomical asymmetry or clear lesions were found in MRI scan; 4. Abusers of alcohol or other addictive drugs; 5. Unable to cooperate with the researcher.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Multimodal brain MRI data;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical efficacy index of acupuncture migraine;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYichao CHen

Shanghai First People's Hospital

1332824841@qq.com18810727105

Outcome results

None listed

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