Health economic evaluation of acupuncture along meridians for treating migraine in China: results from a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate different types of acupuncture treatment for migraine in China from the perspective of health economics, particularly the comparison between treatment of specific acupoints in Shaoyang meridians and penetrating sham acupoints treatment.

Methods

Data were obtained from a multicenter, randomized controlled trial of acupuncture treatment in patients with migraine. Four-hundred eighty migraineurs were randomly assigned to 3 arms of treatment with genuine acupoints and 1 arm of penetrating sham acupoints. The primary outcome measurement was the cost-effectiveness ratio (C/E), expressed as cost per 1 day reduction of headache days from baseline to week 16. Cost-comparison analyses, differences in the migraine-specific quality of life questionnaire (MSQ), and

SUBMITTER: Deng ZQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3479065 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature