Efficacy of acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis: A single-blinded, double-dummy, randomized controlled trial

Pain

Volumn 152, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1864-1871

  Wang, Lin Peng ^a   Zhang, Xiao Zhe ^b   Guo, Jia ^c   Liu, Hui Lin ^a   Zhang, Yan ^d   Liu, Cun Zhi ^a   Yi, Jing Hong ^a   Wang, Li Ping ^e   Zhao, Ji Ping ^e   Li, Shan Shan ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d IQVIA   (United States)

^e BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Flunarizine; Migraine; Prophylaxis treatment

Indexed keywords

FLUNARIZINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAINTNESS; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; FLUNARIZINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960463224     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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