Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Daily Headaches

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00086021

Enrollment

Registered

2004-06-22

Start date

2002-02-28

Completion date

2007-06-30

Last updated

2007-06-11

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Conditions

Headache Disorders

Keywords

Headache, Acupuncture

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether acupuncture can reduce pain in long-term headache sufferers.

Detailed description

Acupuncture has been shown to reduce the frequency and severity of some types of headaches, but the efficacy of acupuncture for chronic daily headaches has not been studied. The long-term goals of this study are to reduce the symptoms that are associated with recurrent headaches and to collect data that can be used for future acupuncture studies. Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to receive 8 weeks of either standard care or ten acupuncture treatments in addition to medical care. Self-report questionnaires will be used to assess headaches and daily pain severity.

Interventions

PROCEDUREAcupuncture

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Ability to communicate in English * Presence of headache 15 or more days in the past month

Exclusion criteria

* Known intracranial mass * Recent surgery to the head and neck region

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026