Chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for migraine: a three-armed, single-blinded, placebo, randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

To investigate the efficacy of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy (CSMT) for migraineurs.

Methods

This was a prospective three-armed, single-blinded, placebo, randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 17 months duration including 104 migraineurs with at least one migraine attack per month. The RCT was conducted at Akershus University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. Active treatment consisted of CSMT, whereas placebo was a sham push manoeuvre of the lateral edge of the scapula and/or the gluteal region. The control group continued their usual pharmacological management. The RCT consisted of a 1-month run-in, 3 months intervention and outcome measures at the end of the intervention and at 3, 6 and 12 months follow-up. The primary end-point was the number of mig

SUBMITTER: Chaibi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5214068 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature