Investigating the Impact of Acupuncture on the Quality of Life of Primitive Headaches Patients

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Primary headache is one of the most common neurological diseases in modern society, which seriously affects the patient's quality of life. Although the use of painkillers can alleviate primary headache symptoms, it may also cause drug dependence. Therefore, alternative therapies that do not rely on drugs have attracted increasing attention in recent years. Among them, acupuncture has been partially recognized by the public as an effective treatment for primary headaches. However, there is currently no scientific evidence that acupuncture is effective for primary headaches. The purpose of this project is to verify the effect of acupuncture in treating primary headaches. This study has three sub-projects: Subproject 2 explores the impact of acupuncture on headache severity and quality of life in patients with primary headaches. We evaluate the quality of life before and after acupuncture treatment through professional questionnaires, including the Numerical rating scale (NRS), headache diary, depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21), health quality of life measurement questionnaire, Migraine Disability Assessment Scale and SF-36 Taiwan version. Finally, these data will be combined with the pulseway analysis from the results of sub-project 1 to provide a comprehensive way to evaluate the treatment effect.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Willing to sign a written subject consent form

• Male or female over 18 years old

• Those who have headaches (for example: dizziness, heavy head, dizziness, head fullness, migraine), those who have headaches more than twice a week, and whose NRS score is ˃ 4.

• Headache definition: Headache symptoms are classified according to the ICHD-3 headache classification of the International Headache Organization, and are mainly primary headaches.

Locations
Other Locations
Taiwan
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
RECRUITING
Taoyuan District
Contact Information
Primary
Chien-Chung YANG
r55161@cgmh.org.tw
03-3196200
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-01-31
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-05-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 120
Treatments
Experimental: acupuncture
Sham_comparator: sham acupuncture
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

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