JIA Chun-sheng1, MA Xiao-shun1, SHI Jing2, et al. Acupuncture with Electric Stimulation at Qiuxu (GB 40) for Migraine:A Multi-center Randomized Controlled Clinical Study[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2007, (9): 814-817.
JIA Chun-sheng1, MA Xiao-shun1, SHI Jing2, et al. Acupuncture with Electric Stimulation at Qiuxu (GB 40) for Migraine:A Multi-center Randomized Controlled Clinical Study[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2007, (9): 814-817.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2007.09.016.
Objective To observe the effect of acupuncture with electric stimulation at Qiuxu(GB 40) for migraine to provide the data of clinical study for Acupoints’ Dictionary of the People’s Republic of China.-Methods Three hospitals of A degree of Ⅲ level observed the patients at the same time respectively according to the request of TASK.Tianshu(ST 25) was used as the control group.Based on the order of their first visit
the patients were randomized into groups according to the table of random number.The electric stimulation was used in both treated and control groups.The indices of clinical symptoms and 5-HT before and after treatment of two groups were observed.Results The VAS difference of two jointed groups of three hospitals was significant(P<0.01).The difference of 4-week’s therapeutic effect of three clinical centres and two jointed groups was significant
the effect of treated group being better.The difference of 3-month’s therapeutic effect of the first and the third clinical centers and two jointed groups was significant
the effect of treated group being better.The difference of 3-month’s therapeutic effect of two groups of the second clinical center was not significant.The difference of 6-month’s therapeutic effect of three clinical centers and two jointed groups was significant
the effect of treated group being better.-Conclusion Electric acupuncture at Qiuxu(GB 40) for migraine was an effective therapy.