TREATMENT
Acupuncture reduced frequency and pain intensity of primary migraine or tension-type headaches
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S N Willich
Dr S N Willich, Charité University Medical Centre, Berlin, Germany; stefan.willich@charite.de
In patients with primary headache, does acupuncture plus routine care improve outcomes more than routine care alone?
Design: randomised controlled trial (Acupuncture in Routine Care study).
Allocation: concealed.
Blinding: unblinded.
Follow-up period: 3 and 6 months.
Setting: primary care setting in Germany.
Patients:
3404 patients 
18 years of age (mean age 44 y, 77% women based on 3182 patients) who had primary headache (headaches for >12 mo and 2 headaches/mo). Patients with headache caused by somatic diseases (eg, hypertension, meningioma, or meningoencephalitis) were excluded.
Intervention:
immediate needle acupuncture administered in 
15 sessions over 3 months, then no acupuncture for the next 3 months (n = 1711) or no acupuncture for 3 months, then delayed acupuncture for the next 3 months (n = 1693).
Outcomes:
days/month with headache. Other outcomes included percent reduction in headache days at
Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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