Acupuncture for tension-type headache: A multicentre, sham-controlled, patient-and observer-blinded, randomised trial

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 306-314

  Endres, Heinz G ^a   Böwing, Gabriele ^b   Diener, Hans Christoph ^c   Lange, Stefan ^d   Maier, Christoph ^e   Molsberger, Albrecht ^b   Zenz, Michael ^e   Vickers, Andrew J ^f   Tegenthoff, Martin ^e  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b Acupuncture Research Group   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE FOR QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY IN HEALTH CARE IQWIG   (Germany)

^e RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^f MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic tension type headache; Episodic tension type headache; Randomised controlled trial; Sham acupuncture; Verum acupuncture

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENSION HEADACHE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PLACEBO EFFECT; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36749087093     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-007-0416-5     Document Type: Article

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