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Set Point Acupuncture for Migraines Using a Digital Assistant (SPAMDA)
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Memorial Medical Center
Collaborator:
United States Department of Defense
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Memorial Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00714727
First received: July 10, 2008
Last updated: July 11, 2013
Last verified: September 2009
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Purpose
The object of this research study is to test a standardized set of acupuncture points on migraine patients to reduce frequency and intensity of headaches. Acupuncture has been studied in prior research but the treatment points have varied between subjects, making it difficult to replicate studies.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| Migraine Headaches | Procedure: acupuncture | Phase 1 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Set Point Acupuncture for Migraines Using a Digital Assistant |
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Further study details as provided by Memorial Medical Center:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- If a standard set of acupuncture points delivered over a set time frame, reduces the frequency and intensity of headaches in a population of migraine sufferers. [ Time Frame: 32 weeks ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Measurements of the impact of acupuncture intervention will be detected when baseline measurements of frequency and severity of headaches is compared to measurements taken 12 weeks after the last acupuncture session. MIDAS, HIT-6, BDI-II and SF-12 scores [ Time Frame: 32 weeks ]
| Enrollment: | 50 |
| Study Start Date: | July 2008 |
| Study Completion Date: | January 2011 |
| Primary Completion Date: | January 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Procedure: acupuncture
8 weeks of acupuncture, starting with twice a week for 4 weeks, followed by once a week for 4 weeks, using 8 standardized, bilateral acupuncture points.
Other Name: Migraines
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Detailed Description:
Subjects will be recording daily headache activity on personal digital assistants (PDA's) for 12 weeks before and 12 weeks after 8 weeks of acupuncture intervention. MIDAS, HIT-6 and BDI-II measurements will be done at the beginning of the study (12 weeks pre-intervention), directly before the intervention, directly after, and 12 weeks post-intervention. Measurements will be compared before and after intervention. This is a follow-up to a successful earlier study when these same acupuncture points were used on subjects with chronic daily headache, the majority being migraine.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years to 65 Years (Adult) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and female subjects between the ages of 21 years and 65 years of age
- Subjects with a history of migraine headaches for at least 12 months
- Subjects who have not received acupuncture for any medical condition in the past 6 months.
- A negative pregnancy test for childbearing females since some acupuncture points may be contraindicated in pregnancy. Pregnancy tests will be conducted at MMC.
- Subjects willing and able to use a PDA daily for data collection
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who plan to receive acupuncture treatment for any other type of medical condition while enrolled in this protocol
- Subjects with the presence of organic pathology (i.e., brain tumor)
- Subjects who have the presence of a systemic disorder or illness, including serious psychiatric illness
- Subjects who began a new headache treatment less than two weeks before proposed enrollment date
- Subjects who are pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant within 6 months
- Subjects that use alcohol on a regular basis
- Subjects that use recreational drugs
- Subjects that have a cardiac pacemaker
- Subjects that use analgesics on more than 10 days per month
- Subjects that exercise prophylactic headache treatment with drugs during the past 4 weeks
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00714727
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00714727
Locations
| United States, Pennsylvania | |
| John P Murtha Neuroscience and Pain Institute | |
| Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States, 15904 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Memorial Medical Center
United States Department of Defense
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Sharon Plank, MD, LAc | John P. Murtha Neuroscience and Pain Institute |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Memorial Medical Center |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00714727 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
MMC 07-12 |
| Study First Received: | July 10, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | July 11, 2013 |
Keywords provided by Memorial Medical Center:
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migraine headache acupuncture |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Migraine Disorders Headache Headache Disorders, Primary Headache Disorders Brain Diseases |
Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Pain Neurologic Manifestations Signs and Symptoms |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017