Auricular Acupuncture vs SOC in Migraine HA

Description

Patients with migraine headache will be offered the opportunity to participate in this randomized study evaluating auricular acupuncture versus standard treatment for migraine headaches for patients in the pediatric emergency department (ED).

Conditions

Migraine Headache

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Study Details

Study overview

Patients with migraine headache will be offered the opportunity to participate in this randomized study evaluating auricular acupuncture versus standard treatment for migraine headaches for patients in the pediatric emergency department (ED).

A Randomized Trial Comparing Auricular Acupuncture and Intravenous Migraine Medications in the Treatment of Status Migrainosus in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Auricular Acupuncture vs SOC in Migraine HA

Condition
Migraine Headache
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Louisville

Norton Children's Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202

Louisville

Norton Children's Medical Center, Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40241

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Confirmation of the diagnosis of migraine headache
  • * Patients who received ED migraine medications (including ibuprofen or other NSAIDS) prior to study evaluation.
  • * Allergy to any of the medications used in our migraine regimen protocol.
  • * Patients exhibiting focal clinical neurological exam findings that the investigator deems makes the patient not a good candidate for this study.
  • * Patients with underlying abnormal brain pathology (e.g. mass or bleed) as the potential cause of the migraine

Ages Eligible for Study

8 Years to 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Louisville,

Janice Sullivan, MD, STUDY_DIRECTOR, University of Louisville

Study Record Dates

2024-11