NCT01954277|CompletedPhase 2/3DMC
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Sponsor study identifier
interventional
34
1 country
1
Study Start
October 2010
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Primary Completion
October 2013
Actual (reported)Study Completion
November 2013
Actual (reported)The purpose of this study is to determine whether electroacupuncture is effective in the treatment of chronic tension-type headache, measured by Headache Impact Test, Visual Analogue Scale and biomarkers.
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November 2013
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October 2010
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
September 15, 2013
Actual (reported)October 2013
Actual (reported)October 1, 2013
Actual (reported)November 2013
Actual (reported)Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
The intensity of pain was measured by a 10 cm VAS. The scores range from no pain (zero) to the worst possible pain (10 cm).
An expected average of 3 months. (At baseline and at the end of each intervention period).
Headache Impact Test (HIT-6)
An expected average of 3 months. (At baseline and at the end of each intervention period).
Biomarkers (BDNF nd TNF)
An expected average of 3 months. (At baseline and at the end of each intervention period).
All patients will receive 10 electroacupuncture sessions.
All patients will receive 10 placebo sham sessions.
Eletroacupuncture performed using acupuncture needles.
Placebo Sham is performed using electrodes, without electrical stimulation. Lights and sounds were identical to active treatment.
Hospital de Clinicas e Porto Alegre (HCPA)
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil
Wolnei Caumo, MD, PhD
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Mônica Chassot
Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Francislea C. Sehn
Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Rafael Vercelino
Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
34 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
September 15, 2013
First Posted
October 1, 2013
Study Start
October 2010
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Acupuncture for Patients With Chronic Tension-type Headache
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Primary Completion
October 2013
Actual (reported)Study Completion
November 2013
Actual (reported)Last Updated
November 18, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-09
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