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The long-term effect of acupuncture for patients with chronic tension-type headache: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
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Acupuncture for Patients With Chronic Tension-type Headache : a Randomized Controlled Trial
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Basic and clinical research on acupuncture for post-stroke depression: A narrative review.World journal of methodology · 2026Review
- A Bibliometric Analysis of Acupuncture Treatment of Tension-Type Headache from 2003 to 2022.Journal of pain research · 2023Review
- Effectiveness of Manual Therapy and Acupuncture in Tension-Type Headache: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2021Review
- The long-term effect of acupuncture for patients with knee osteoarthritis: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Medicine · 2020Article
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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe effectiveness of acupuncture for patients with chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) is controversial. In this article, we report the protocol for a randomized controlled trial aiming to evaluate the long-term effect of acupuncture for CTTH, in comparison with superficial acupuncture.
designA two-armed, parallel-design, patient-assessor blind, randomized controlled trial is underway in China. A total of 218 participants with CTTH will be randomly assigned to the treatment group or the control group in a 1:1 ratio. Participants in the treatment group and control group will receive acupuncture or superficial acupuncture treatments in a fixed prescription of acupoints respectively, for a total of 20 sessions over 8 weeks. The posttreatment follow-up period will be 24 weeks. The primary outcome will be the proportion of responders assessed at week 16 after randomization. The secondary outcomes will include the number of headache days, the mean intensity of headache, the reduction of medication intake, results from the 36-item short form health survey, the Hamilton Depression Scale and the Hamilton Anxiety Scale, the number of participants with adverse events, the expectation value of acupuncture treatment, and the intensity of deqi sensation. The first five secondary outcomes will be assessed or calculated at baseline, and at 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, and 32 weeks after randomization. Moreover, the expectation value will be collected at baseline and at week 8 after randomization, the intensity of deqi sensation will be assessed at 5 minutes after each treatment and adverse events will be summarized at the end of the follow-up period. DISCUSSION: Results from this trial will provide evidence for the long-term effect of acupuncture for CTTH with a long follow-up period.
trial registrationClinicalTrial.gov NCT03133884 . Registered on 25 April 2017.
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