Electroacupuncture at Qiuxu (GB 40) for treatment of migraine--a clinical multicentral random controlled study.
OBJECTIVE
To observe the therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture (EA) at Qiuxu (GB 40) for treatment of migraine so as to provide clinical evidence for compilation of the Acupoints' Dictionary of the People's Republic of China.


METHODS
275 migraine patients admitted in 3 hospitals were randomly divided into a treatment group treated by EA at Qiuxu (GB 40), and a control group treated by EA at Tianshu (ST 25). The indexes of the migraine symptoms and the 5-HT level were observed in both the groups before and after treatment.


RESULTS
There was a significant difference in VAS score between the two groups of the 3 clinical centers (P<0.01). The therapeutic effects of a 4-week treatment were much better in the treatment group than that of the control group. The 3-month follow-up survey showed that the long-term effects were in favor of the treatment group of the first and third clinical centers, though no significant difference was found in the treatment group of the second clinical center as compared with the control group. The results from the 6-month follow-up survey showed better effects in the treatment group of all the 3 clinical centers.


CONCLUSIONS
EA at Qiuxu (GB 40) may show effect for migraine.
Jia
Chun-sheng
CS
TCM College of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050091, China.
Ma
Xiao-shun
XS
Shi
Jing
J
Wang
Yao-min
YM
Li
Yong-fang
YF
Yuan
Jun
J
Li
Mei
M
Zheng
Li-xing
LX
Zhang
Xiang-jian
XJ
Wang
Shao-jin
SJ
Gao
Jian-ying
JY
Li
Xiao-feng
XF
Huo
Yong-li
YL
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult