Acupuncture, Migraine Without Aura
Conditions
Keywords
migraine, acupuncture, MIDAS
Brief summary
The investigators aimed to investigate the effect of acupuncture treatment on attack frequency, pain intensity, and disability in migraine without aura patients who receive prophylaxis treatment.
Detailed description
Acupuncture is a Traditional Chinese Medicine method that has been used for 3000 years to control symptoms, treat illnesses, and relieve pain. Acupuncture is widely used in many countries today as a complementary therapy, especially in cases of chronic pain. Migraine is one of the diseases in which acupuncture treatment is commonly used. Studies conducted so far have focused more on the effect of acupuncture on pain intensity in patients with migraine. Data comparing the impact of acupuncture on both the attack frequency and disability in migraine are relatively scarce.
Interventions
OTHERAcupuncture
Acupuncture is a complementary therapy modality which is used by needle inserted the specific points on the body.
Sponsors
Ataturk University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Being diagnosed with migraine according to IHS (International Headache Association) * Receiving migraine prophylaxis treatment * Having more than four attacks per month/more than one attack per week * Not having received acupuncture treatment before.
Exclusion criteria
* Being diagnosed with migraine with aura/secondary headache * Having received acupuncture treatment for any reason within the last year * Not giving consent for acupuncture treatment * Having a fear of needles.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly attack frequency | 3 months | The participants will document the each migraine attack days in a month by pain free intervals of at least 48 hours. |
| Duration of attacks | 3 months | Duration of the each migraine attack as hour |
| Pain severity | 3 months | Pain severity during migraine attacks will be measured via visual analog scale (VAS). While 0 indicates no pain, 10 indicates the most severe pain imaginable. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Disability | 3 months | Disability will measured via a questionnaire which is an ordinary rating scale to assess the migraine related disability of a patient with migraine. Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) will be used. Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) questionnaire is an ordinary rating scale to assess the migraine related disability of a patient with migraine. It is based on responses to five questions about disability associated with headache in the last three months. MIDAS questionnaire has four point grading system. Scores ranging from 0 to 5 indicates Grade 1 (little or none disability), scores ranging from 6 to 10 indicates Grade 2 (mild disability), scores ranging from 11 to 20 indicates Grade 3 (moderate disability), and scores 21 or greater indicates Grade 4 (severe disability). |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed