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The Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture for Prophylaxis of Menstrually Related Migraine

NCT ID: NCT07023926
Registry status: Recruiting
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Not applicable
Sponsor: Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Conditions: Electroacupuncture, Menstrually Related Migraine

Overview

ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Recruiting.

Official title: The Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture for Prophylaxis of Menstrually Related Migraine: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Enrollment: 40 participants (Estimated).

What is being studied

Intervention: Acupuncture Therapy
Intervention: Analgesia
Intervention: Anesthesia
Intervention: Anesthesia and Analgesia
Intervention: Combined Modality Therapy
Intervention: Complementary Therapies
Intervention: Electric Stimulation Therapy
Device: electroacupuncture
Intervention: Electroacupuncture
Intervention: Physical Therapy Modalities
Intervention: Rehabilitation
Device: Sham electroacupuncture
Intervention: Therapeutics
Intervention: Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

Who may be eligible

Ages: 18 Years to 45 Years
Sex: Female
Healthy volunteers accepted: No

ClinicalTrials.gov lists the following eligibility criteria.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. meet the diagnostic criteria for MRM according to the ICHD-3, with a documented history of MRM for at least 12 months; 2. have a confirmed diagnosis of migraine by a neurologist; 3. aged 18-45 years; 4. have regular menstrual cycles (28 ± 7 days) with menstruation lasting 3-7 days; 5. have experienced ≥3 headache days during each menstrual cycle (days -2 to +3) and ≥5 total headache days per cycle over the past 3 months and baseline period; migraine attacks must last 4-72 hours without acute medication, or at least 2 hours when treated; 6. have completed a headache diary during the screening period (covering at least one full menstrual cycle), demonstrating good compliance; 7. headache diary data during screening period must meet the ICHD-3 criteria for MRM and fulfill criteria (4) and (5); 8. voluntarily sign the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. irregular menstrual cycles, defined as cycle length outside the range of 28±7 days or menstruation duration \<3 days or \>7 days; 2. presence of secondary headache disorders, facial neuralgia, or cranial neuralgia; 3. combined with serious primary diseases such as cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, or hematological disorders that may interfere with the treatment protocol, or comorbid neurological conditions such as epilepsy, parkinson's disease, or other central nervous system disorders; 4. headache symptoms caused by other conditions, such as moderate to severe head or neck trauma, perimenstrual infections, intracranial tumors, intracranial infections, endocrine or metabolic disorders; 5. receipt of preventive treatment for headache within 1 month prior to the screening visit; 6. afraid of needles or received acupuncture treatment within 3 months; 7. unwillingness to undergo the study intervention or failure to sign the informed consent.

Study locations

1 study location is listed.

Recruiting site status is explicitly provided for 1 location; 1 is listed as Recruiting.

Countries: China

Beijing Municipality, China: 1

Sample of listed locations

Department of Acupuncture, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Guang'anmen Hospital — Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100053, China — Recruiting

Study details

Start date: July 1, 2025
Primary completion date: December 31, 2027
Completion date: January 31, 2028
First posted: June 17, 2025

Source and update information

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT ID: NCT07023926
Registry last updated: September 14, 2026
QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed: October 5, 2026
QualifiedStudies record fetched: October 5, 2026

View NCT07023926 on ClinicalTrials.gov

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