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| Title |
Acupuncture for Frequent Migraine: A Randomized, Patient/Assessor Blinded, Controlled Trial with One-Year Follow-Up
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| Published in |
Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM), April 2015
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| DOI | 10.1155/2015/920353 |
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| Authors |
Yanyi Wang, Charlie Changli Xue, Robert Helme, Cliff Da Costa, Zhen Zheng |
| Abstract |
Objectives. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of manual acupuncture as a prophylaxis for frequent migraine. Methods. Fifty frequent migraineurs were randomly allocated to receive 16 sessions of either real acupuncture (RA = 26) or sham acupuncture (SA = 24) during 20 weeks. The primary outcomes were days with migraine over four weeks, duration, and intensity of migraine and the number of responders with more than 50% reduction of migraine days. The secondary outcomes were the relief medication, quality of migraine, quality of life, and pressure pain thresholds. Results. The two groups were comparable at baseline. At the end of the treatment, when compared with the SA group, the RA group reported significant less migraine days (RA: 5.2 ± 5.0; SA: 10.1 ± 7.1; P = 0.008), less severe migraine (RA: 2.18 ± 1.05; SA: 2.93 ± 0.61; P = 0.004), more responders (RA: 19 versus SA: 7), and increased pressure pain thresholds. No other group difference was found. Group differences were maintained at the end of the three-month follow-up, but not at the one-year follow-up. No severe adverse event was reported. Blinding was successful. Discussion. Manual acupuncture was an effective and safe treatment for short-term relief of frequent migraine in adults. Larger trials are warranted. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 49% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 9% |
| Canada | 2 | 5% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 12 | 28% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 38 | 88% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 7% |
| Scientists | 2 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 158 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 63 | 39% |
| Student > Master | 25 | 16% |
| Researcher | 11 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 8% |
| Unknown | 31 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 66 | 41% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 29 | 18% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 15 | 9% |
| Unknown | 34 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 54. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 September 2022.
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Outputs from Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM)
#239
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#9,323
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#9
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