Interest of Auriculotherapy in Prophylaxis of Migraine and Headache in Patients With Migraines (NCT03036761) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Interest of Auriculotherapy in Prophylaxis of Migraine and Headache in Patients With Migraines
France90 participantsStarted 2017-01-18
Plain-language summary
The aim of the study is to show that auriculotherapy decreases the number of days with painful episodes of migraine and headache after 3 months of treatment
Who can participate
Age range18 Months – 80 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Woman;
* Aged from 18 to 80;
* Benefiting from social security scheme or legal successor;
* Having given their non-opposition to the study; ·
* Diagnosis of chronical migraine for more than 6 months;
* Without background treatment or with stable background therapy for more than 1 month;
* Presenting a calendar of migraines and headaches mentioning the number of days with pain, intensity of pain and treatments for at least 3 months.
Non inclusion Criteria:
* Man;
* Patient with less than 6 painful episodes in 3 months;
* History or actual mental health disorder;
* Dependence on opioids or tranquillizers;
* Secondary headaches;
* Incapacitated to keep a diary of the migraines / headaches / treatments;
* Contraindications for the use of auriculotherapy (scheduled Magnetic resonance imaging examination, declared pregnancy, breastfeeding, artificial heart valves, Haemophilia, effective anticoagulation treatment);
* Having received auriculotherapy treatment in the indication of the study in the last 12 months before inclusion;
* Scheduled to start a new drug or non-drug therapy which could interfere with the study (antidepressant, opioids, anticonvulsant psychological therapy, physiotherapy, deep brain stimulation, etc..);
* Modification of background treatment during the month before inclusion.
Exclusion criteria
* Allergy or infection of the auricle
* Pregnancy
What they're measuring
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Number of days with migraine and non-migraine headache post inclusion.