Clinical Trial: Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Daily Headaches

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Daily Headaches

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether acupuncture can reduce pain in long-term headache sufferers.

Detailed Summary:

Acupuncture has been shown to reduce the frequency and severity of some types of headaches, but the efficacy of acupuncture for chronic daily headaches has not been studied. The long-term goals of this study are to reduce the symptoms that are associated with recurrent headaches and to collect data that can be used for future acupuncture studies.

Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to receive 8 weeks of either standard care or ten acupuncture treatments in addition to medical care. Self-report questionnaires will be used to assess headaches and daily pain severity.

Sponsor: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

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Information By: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Dates:
Date Received: June 21, 2004
Date Started: February 2002
Date Completion:
Last Updated: June 8, 2007
Last Verified: June 2007