Chronic migraine associated with tension-type headache.
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental Group:Fire needle puncture of pericranial tender areas plus filiform needle acupuncture at acupoints.
Control Group:Filiform needle acupuncture at acupoints
Sponsors
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Meets the diagnostic criteria for tension-type headaches with pericranial tenderness; 2. Meets the diagnostic criteria for chronic migraine; 3. 18 years = age = 65 years; 4. Has sufficient understanding to complete the necessary examinations and tests for the study; 5. Voluntarily joins this study and signs the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any patient who meets any one of the following criteria will be excluded: 1.Patients complicated with cluster headache or other primary headaches; 2.Patients with secondary headaches caused by intracranial space-occupying lesions, cranial infections, etc.; 3.Patients complicated with severe heart, liver or kidney impairment, coagulation disorders, infections, severe immunocompromise, or allergic predisposition; 4.Patients with alcohol or drug dependence; 5.Patients who are unable to cooperate with acupuncture treatment; 6.Women who are planning pregnancy, pregnant or breastfeeding; 7.Patients who have received acupuncture treatment within 3 months prior to enrollment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Treatment efficacy; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Headache days;Headache Duration;Headache severity;The proportion of monthly headache attacks occurring =1 time per month.;Quality of Life Scale;Hamilton Depression Rating Scale;Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale;The number of tender areas in pericranial muscles and their distribution.;Pericranial muscle tender area tenderness threshold;The status of painkiller intake among subjects.; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLiu Hui Lin
Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Capital Medical University
Outcome results
None listed