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Selecting acupoints along meridians is the predominant principle in acupuncture treatment, and it is also considered to ensure acupuncture efficacy. This experiment is to investigate whether specific brain networks gradually come in formation in accordance with this kind of acupoint selection methods.
Every participants in the four intervention groups will go through functional magnetic imaging (fMRI) scan four times: the 1st scan will be performed at their baselines; the 2nd scan will be done after 2 courses (10 times) acupuncture treatment; the 3rd scan will be performed when the 4 courses end; the 4th scan will be operated after three-month enrollment.
Volunteers in waiting list group will undergo the above scans at the same time points in exception of acupuncture treatment.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| specific points of Bladder meridian and Shanjiao meridian | Experimental | In traditional Chinese acupuncture theory, Bladder meridian and Shanjiao meridian have been considered as the main pathological meridian location of migraine. Meanwhile, specific points on both meridians have been used widely in its treatment for a long time. |
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| non-specific points of Bladder meridian and Shanjiao meridian | Experimental | Non-specific points of Shaoyang meridians are also used in cure of migraine. It is conventionally thought to be less effective using non-specific points than specific ones. |
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| specific points of Stomach meridian | Active Comparator | Specific points of Stomache meridian for migraine were searched in Chinese ancient data. And this group is set to compare with specific points of Shaoyang meridians for their possible different brain networks. |
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| non-acupoints | Placebo Comparator | Three non-acupoints were chosen,two of which were located on the arm and one one the leg. |
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| waiting list | No Intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| manual acupuncture | Other | thirty minutes duration every time, five times per week for one course, a total four courses |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| improvement of headache frequency | 4 weeks |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Fanrong Liang, Master | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Chengdu | Sichuan | 610075 | China |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 33287704 | Derived | Li Z, Zhou J, Lan L, Cheng S, Sun R, Gong Q, Wintermark M, Zeng F, Liang F. Concurrent brain structural and functional alterations in patients with migraine without aura: an fMRI study. J Headache Pain. 2020 Dec 7;21(1):141. doi: 10.1186/s10194-020-01203-5. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D008881 | Migraine Disorders |
| ID | Term |
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| D051270 | Headache Disorders, Primary |
| D020773 | Headache Disorders |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015670 | Acupuncture Therapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |