Manual acupuncture versus sham acupuncture and usual care for prophylaxis of episodic migraine without aura: multicentre, randomised clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the efficacy of manual acupuncture as prophylactic treatment for acupuncture naive patients with episodic migraine without aura.

Design

Multicentre, randomised, controlled clinical trial with blinded participants, outcome assessment, and statistician.

Setting

Seven hospitals in China, 5 June 2016 to 15 November 2018.

Participants

150 acupuncture naive patients with episodic migraine without aura.

Interventions

20 sessions of manual acupuncture at true acupuncture points plus usual care, 20 sessions of non-penetrating sham acupuncture at heterosegmental non-acupuncture points plus usual care, or usual care alone over 8 weeks.

Main outcome measures

Change in migraine days and migraine attacks per four weeks during weeks 1-20 afte

SUBMITTER: Xu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7249245 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature