RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL

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

About This Trial

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.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: 1. Willing to sign a written subject consent form 2. Male or female over 18 years old 3. 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. 4. Headache definition: Headache symptoms are classified according to the ICHD-3 headache classification of the International Headache Organization, and are mainly primary headaches. Dr. Chang ,Y.-J. and Dr. Yang ,C.-C. help to exclude headache patients with the following exclusion conditions to reduce the risk to subjects. Exclusin Criteria 1. Pregnant women 2. Various acute and chronic infectious diseases, various skin ulcers, sores, burns, etc. 3. The patient has injuries to the radial artery or wrist, or has steel nails, plates, or fractures. 4. Various types of headaches related to anatomical structural lesions 5. Headaches associated with taking or withdrawing from substances (drugs, food, or other chemicals) 6. Headaches related to non-head infections and metabolic diseases 7. People with painful cranial neuropathy, other facial pain and other headaches 8. People with secondary headaches according to ICHD-3 beta 9. Other patients who have been evaluated by physicians as not suitable for inclusion in the evaluation. Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

View original clinical language

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Willing to sign a written subject consent form 2. Male or female over 18 years old 3. 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. 4. Headache definition: Headache symptoms are classified according to the ICHD-3 headache classification of the International Headache Organization, and are mainly primary headaches. Dr. Chang ,Y.-J. and Dr. Yang ,C.-C. help to exclude headache patients with the following exclusion conditions to reduce the risk to subjects. Exclusin Criteria 1. Pregnant women 2. Various acute and chronic infectious diseases, various skin ulcers, sores, burns, etc. 3. The patient has injuries to the radial artery or wrist, or has steel nails, plates, or fractures. 4. Various types of headaches related to anatomical structural lesions 5. Headaches associated with taking or withdrawing from substances (drugs, food, or other chemicals) 6. Headaches related to non-head infections and metabolic diseases 7. People with painful cranial neuropathy, other facial pain and other headaches 8. People with secondary headaches according to ICHD-3 beta 9. Other patients who have been evaluated by physicians as not suitable for inclusion in the evaluation.

Treatments Being Tested

OTHER

Real acupuncture

Real acupuncture twice a week for two weeks

OTHER

Sham acupuncture

Sham acupuncture twice a week for two weeks

Locations (1)

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Taoyuan District, Select A State, Taiwan