Acupuncture - a Treatment for Children With Headache

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03426800

Enrollment

Registered

2018-02-08

Start date

2017-09-01

Completion date

2018-11-06

Last updated

2018-11-28

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

Conditions

Headache

Keywords

Acupuncture, Training, Children, Effect

Brief summary

Acupuncture as a treatment for headache in children

Detailed description

A randomised controlled study in the effect of acupuncture as a treatment for headache in children. The children are randomised for training or for training and acupuncture.

Interventions

OTHERAcupuncture and training

Acupuncture twice in the week in 3 weeks combined with training in 6 weeks

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

9 Years to 17 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosed by pediatrician- * Age-9-17 years * Min. headache 8 times within the last month

Exclusion criteria

* Mentally illness * Fear of needles

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Days with headache	30 days	Number of days with headache

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

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