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15606569

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
The objectives were to introduce a new method for controlled trials of acupuncture in the field of headache research and to examine the role of needling per se. Women with menstrually related migraine were randomized to three months of treatment with verum or placebo needles. Three standard size casts were moulded to secure the placebo needles in the head. No significant differences were found between the verum group (n=15) and the placebo group (n=13) during treatment or follow up three and six months later, either in the attack frequency or in the number of days per month with migraine, headache intensity or drug-use. The casts held the needles exactly in place despite movements of the head, and are validated as practical, hygienic and extremely durable. This method is satisfactory for controlled studies of acupuncture in headache. It is possible that the positive results in earlier clinical trials on acupuncture in migraine are attributable to other mechanisms than needling of subcutaneous tissue.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0333-1024
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
41-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of the needling per se in acupuncture as prophylaxis for menstrually related migraine: a randomized placebo-controlled study.
pubmed:affiliation
Gothenburg Migraine Clinic, Sahlgren Academy, Göteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden. mattias.linde@neuro.gu.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't