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Needle acupuncture in tension-type headache: a randomized, placebo-controlled study
Article first published online: 20 DEC 2001
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.2001.00198.x
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Karst, M., Reinhard, M., Thum, P., Wiese, B., Rollnik, J. and Fink, M. (2001), Needle acupuncture in tension-type headache: a randomized, placebo-controlled study. Cephalalgia, 21: 637–642. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.2001.00198.x
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- Issue published online: 20 DEC 2001
- Article first published online: 20 DEC 2001
- Received 17 May 2000, accepted 8 March 2001
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Keywords:
- Tension-type headache;
- therapy;
- acupuncture;
- clinical global impressions;
- depression
A study with needle acupuncture was performed in tension-type headache employing a new placebo acupuncture method. Sixty-nine patients (mean age 48.1 years, sd = 14.1) fulfilling the International Headache Society criteria for tension-type headache were randomly assigned to verum or placebo condition. No significant differences between placebo and verum with respect to visual analogue scale and frequency of headache attacks could be observed immediately, 6 weeks and 5 months after the end of treatment. There was a significant but weak improvement in quality of life parameters (clinical global impressions, Nottingham Health Profile) after verum treatment. In decision tree analyses, the changes in clinical global impressions and headache frequency depended significantly on primary headache frequency with a limit value of 24.5 days headache per month. High values in the von Zerssen Depression Score resulted in high mean visual analogue scale values.