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Register: ChiCTR
Last refreshed on: 18 April 2017
Main ID:  ChiCTR-TRC-13003635
Date of registration: 2013-07-28
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Public title: The characteristics of central response of acupuncture for treating migraine
Scientific title: The characteristics of central response of acupuncture for treating migraine
Date of first enrolment: 2012-06-18
Target sample size: A:20;B:20;C:20;
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=5925
Study type:  Interventional study
Study design:  Randomized parallel controlled trial  
Phase:  Other
Countries of recruitment
China
Contacts
Name: Liang Fanrong   
Address:  Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 37 Shier Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Telephone: +86 13608058216
Email: acuresearch@126.com
Affiliation:  Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Name: Zhao Lling   
Address:  Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 37 Shier Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Telephone: +86 13568801429
Email: ling94@163.com
Affiliation:  Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. match the diagnosis of migraine patients without aura from the classification criteria of the International Headache Society (IHS);
2. all subjects were right-handed, and 2 to 8 migraine attacks per month during the last 3 months and during the baseline period (4 weeks before enrolment);
3. all subjects were 18 to 55 years of age; in addition, start of headache should be before the age of 50 years;
4. had received education for more than 6 years and had completed baseline headache diary;
5. had not taken any prophylactic headache medicine or any acupuncture treatment during the last 3 months;
6. no contraindications for exposure to a high magnetic field.

Exclusion criteria: 1. existence of neurological diseases;
2. had hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesteremia, vascular/heart disease, and major systemic conditions;
3. pregnant or lactating women;
4. alcohol or drug abuse;
5. any neuroimaging research study participation during the last 6 months; and
6. inability to understand the doctors instructions.


Age minimum: 18
Age maximum: 55
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Migraine
Intervention(s)
A:acupuncture at active acupoints;B:acupuncture at inactive/placebo acupoints;C:acupuncture at acupoints on other meridians;
Primary Outcome(s)
headache diar;functional connectivity;deqi sensations;SAS/SDS;
Secondary Outcome(s)
HIT-6;
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
National Basic Research Program, China 973 program
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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