Status:
RECRUITING
Laser Acupuncture for Chronic Migraine
Lead Sponsor:
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Conditions:
Chronic Migraine
Eligibility:
All Genders
20+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A single-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted from October 2024 to May 2025. Chronic migraine patients were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive either Laser acupuncture or sham trea...
Detailed Description
Headache is one of the most common complaints encountered in medical institution as known as an almost universal human experience. Approximately 65% of headaches are classified as primary, which was a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients aged above 20 years old and had CM managed pharmacologically, including preventive and/or acute migraine medications, and in addition, those who had refused preventive agent despite recommendation of the neurologist;
- patients who had unsatisfactory effect of current pharmacological treatments, defined as they self-reported
- patients who had a minimum of one-year history of migraine with or without aura.
Exclusion
- patients who had received another LA therapy or traditional acupuncture at baseline
- migraine onset after the age of 50
- cognitive or psychological impairment interfering with the participant's ability to receive LA protocol and describe symptoms
- patients with missing data at baseline or during the follow-up period.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06219694
Start Date
January 1 2022
End Date
December 1 2025
Last Update
November 20 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Taichung, Xitun District, Taiwan, 40705