title: [Evaluation of therapeutic effects of synthetic auricular point therapy for treatment of common migraine at the attack stage].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe and evaluate the short-term and long-term curative effects of the synthetic auricular point therapy on the common migraine in attack stage.
  
  
  METHODS
  With the study method of randomized controlled trial, 108 cases of common migraine at the attack stage were randomly assigned to a treatment group of 72 cases treated with synthetic auricular point therapy (blood-letting on the ear back, point injection of own blood, pricking ear point), and a control group of 36 cases treated with Western medicine. Their short-term and long-term curative effects were observed and evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total short-term effective rate and the total long-term effective rate were respectively 98.6% and 79. 6% in the treatment group with less adverse effects, and with a very significant difference as compared with the control group (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The synthetic auricular point therapy has obvious short-term and long-term curative effects on common migraine at the attack stage with safety.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Teaching Hospital of Shandong University of TCM, Jinan 250011, China. shanqh666@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Qiu-Hua
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.forename: Dian-Hui
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ji-Ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yan-Yan
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cong
authors.forename: Fu-Dong
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D020831:Acupuncture, Ear; D001815:Bloodletting; D006801:Humans; D020326:Migraine without Aura / Q000628:therapy