Trial reportCephalalgia : an international journal of headache2021
Combination of acupuncture and medical training therapy on tension type headache: Results of a randomised controlled pilot study.
Trial report in Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05673330 (Effects of Spinal Mobilization Versus Myofacial Release Techniques on Pain And Disability In Patients With Tension Type Headache), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of Spinal Mobilization Versus Myofacial Release Techniques on Pain And Disability In Patients With Tension Type Headache
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acupuncture versus tricyclic antidepressants in the prophylactic treatment of tension-type headaches: an indirect treatment comparison meta-analysis.The journal of headache and pain · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy of different acupuncture-related therapies for tension-type headache: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy of acupuncture for tension-type headache prophylaxis: systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis.Journal of neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Physical Therapy in Tension-Type Headache: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- A bibliometric analysis and visualization of tension-type headache.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Acupuncture for tension-type headache: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Disease-Related Factors Associated with Acupuncture Response in Patients with Chronic Tension-Type Headache: A Secondary Analysis of A Randomized Controlled Trial.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2024Trial
- Effects on temporomandibular disorder in the treatment of tension-type headache with acupuncture and therapeutic exercises. A secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial.Clinical rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- Mechanisms of Acupuncture on the Neurovascular Unit in Migraine: A Narrative Review.European journal of neurology · 2026Review
- Effect of Exercise on Chronic Tension-Type Headache and Chronic Migraine: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Exploring the efficacy of acupuncture for tension-type headache: a literature review and insights from traditional Chinese medicine.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2024Review
- Tension-Type Headache Management: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Complementary and Alternative Medicine.Pain and therapy · 2024Review
- Durable effects of acupuncture for tension-type headache: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Effective Oriental Magic for Analgesia: Acupuncture.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Review
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13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to compare the effects of acupuncture and medical training therapy alone and in combination with those of usual care on the pain sensation of patients with frequent episodic and chronic tension-type headache.
designThis was a prospective single-centre randomised controlled trial with four balanced treatment arms. The allocation was carried out by pre-generated randomisation lists in the ratio 1:1:1:1 with different permutation block sizes.
settingThe study was undertaken in the outpatient clinic of Rehabilitation Medicine of the Hannover Medical School.
main outcome measuresPain intensity (average, maximum and minimum), frequency of headache, responder rate (50% frequency reduction), duration of headache and use of headache medication.
conclusionsIn contrast to monotherapy, only the combination of acupuncture and medical training therapy was significantly superior in reduction of pain intensity compared to usual care.
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