Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Collaborative Treatment With Korean and Western Medicine for Primary Headache Disorders: Protocol for a Multicenter Prospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary headache disorders, including migraine and tension-type headache, are among the most prevalent neurological conditions worldwide, significantly contributing to disability and socioeconomic burden. While Western medicine (WM) predominantly focuses on pharmacological symptom management, Korean medicine (KM) emphasizes a holistic, individualized approach using modalities such as acupuncture and herbal medicine. Collaborative treatment, which combines these approaches, has been proposed as an alternative approach; however, robust evidence on its clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness remains limited.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and economic value of collaborative treatment compared with usual care (UC) in patients wi

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12811035 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature