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- Title
The combined effect of acupuncture and Tanacetum parthenium on quality of life in women with headache: randomised study.
- Authors
Ferro, Eliane Cristina; Biagini, Angelo Piva; Fuchs da Silva, Ãcaro Eduardo; Silva, Marcelo Lourenço; Torres Silva, Josie Resende
- Abstract
Background The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of acupuncture (AC), Tanacetum (TAN) or combined treatment on quality of life in women with chronic migraine (CM). Methods A total of 69 women volunteers were randomly divided into 3 groups: AC, acupuncture administered in 20 sessions over 10 weeks (n=22); TAN, at 150 mg/day (n=23); and AC+TAN (n=23). The primary outcome was Short-Form 36 (SF-36) quality of life assessment score. Secondary outcomes included the Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) and visual analogue scale (VAS) score experienced after randomisation. Results AC+TAN was statistically significantly more effective than AC or TAN alone in overall health-related quality of life (SF-36; p<0.05), on MIDAS score (−35.1 (10.6) AC vs −24.8 (11.7) TAN vs −42.5 (9.8) AC+TAN; p<0.05) and in reducing the mean score of pain on VAS (−5.6 (2.4) AC vs −3.7 (2.1) TAN vs −6.4 (3.1) AC+TAN; p<0.05). Conclusions The present work shows an improvement of the quality of life and better analgesic effect of acupuncture combined with TAN treatment on migraine pain in women when compared with acupuncture or TAN alone.
- Subjects
HEADACHE; ACUPUNCTURE; ANALYSIS of variance; COMBINED modality therapy; FEVERFEW; HEALTH surveys; HEALTH outcome assessment; QUALITY of life; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; VISUAL analog scale; TREATMENT effectiveness; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Acupuncture in Medicine, 2012, Vol 30, Issue 4, p252
- ISSN
0964-5284
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/acupmed-2012-010195