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Auricular Acupuncture vs SOC in Migraine HA

United States80 participantsStarted 2016-02

Plain-language summary

Patients with migraine headache will be offered the opportunity to participate in this randomized study evaluating auricular acupuncture versus standard treatment for migraine headaches for patients in the pediatric emergency department (ED).

Who can participate

Age range8 Years – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Confirmation of the diagnosis of migraine headache Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who received ED migraine medications (including ibuprofen or other NSAIDS) prior to study evaluation. * Allergy to any of the medications used in our migraine regimen protocol. * Patients exhibiting focal clinical neurological exam findings that the investigator deems makes the patient not a good candidate for this study. * Patients with underlying abnormal brain pathology (e.g. mass or bleed) as the potential cause of the migraine

What they're measuring

Change in baseline pain score by a numerical self-reported visual analog pain score (VAS)

Timeframe: Baseline and 15 minutes after completion of intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02681211

SponsorUniversity of Louisville

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-11

Contact for this trial

Danielle Graff, MD

502-629-7212 dmgraf02@louisville.edu

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