Evaluation of the Quality of Reports on Acupuncture for Migraine Prophylaxis_Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Authors：

ZHANG Yan , LIU Huilin ,  WANG Linpeng

The Department of Acupuncture, Beijing Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100010, China;

Corresponding author：

WANG Linpeng, Email: aquazhang@163.com

Keywords：

Acupuncture; Migraine; Prophylaxis; Literature evaluation

DOI：

10.7507/1672-2531.20080105

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Objectives 　We aimed to assess the methodological qual ity of RCT on acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis.
Methods 　With the searching terms including acupuncture, migraine, prophylaxis and prevent, etc, the database of the Cochrane Library (Issue 4, 2007), MEDLINE (1966-2007), EMBase (1966-2007), CBM (1978-2007) and CMCC (1994-2007) were searched from their date of start publ ication. Chinese medical journals and relevant academic conference proceedings were hand searched as well. Several items in included trials were assessed, including methodology, diagnostic criteria,　inclusion/exclusion criteria, acupuncture/control interventions, outcome measures and follow-up, etc.
Result 　Among the 12 included trials, 9 trials overseas were high-qual ity and 3 in China were low-quality. Frequency or days of migraine attacks and SF-36/SF-12 were often evaluated as outcome measures in western countries, while headache index was used in China. Among the 12 trials, 9 reported the follow-up outcomes and 8 mentioned adverse events.
Conclusion 　There was no high qual ity trial on acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis in China. The outcome measures in trials published in China by now can not evaluate the outcomes of acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis accurately. To study designs, advantages of trials oversea can be used for reference. To Chinese cl inical physicians, prophylactic therapy and abortive therapy of migraine should be distinguished in order to design high-qual ity study on acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis.

Citation： ZHANG Yan,LIU Huilin,WANG Linpeng. Evaluation of the Quality of Reports on Acupuncture for Migraine Prophylaxis. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2008, 08(6): 461-465. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20080105 Copy

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1. Diamond S, Bigal ME, Silberstein S, et al. Patterns of diagnosis and acute preventive treatment for migraine in the United States: results from the American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention Study. Headache, 2007, 47: 355-363.
2. Li pton RB, Diamond S, Reed M, et al. Migraine diagnosis and treatment: results from the American Migraine Study II. Headache, 2001, 41: 638-645.
3. Tzourio C, Tehindrazanarivelo A, Iglesias S, et al. Case-control study of migraine and risk of ischemic stroke in young women. BMJ, 1995, 310(6983): 830-833.
4. Vermeer SE, Prins ND, denHeijer T, et al. Silent brain infarcts and the risk of dementia and cognitive decl ine. N Engl J Med, 2003, 348(13): 1215-1222.
5. Loretta L, Muel ler DO. Diagnosing and Managing Migraine Headache. JAOA, 2007, 107(11): ES10-16.
6. Susan Simmons Holcomb. Guidel ines for Migraine Treatment. The Nurse Practitione, 2005, 30(7): 12-15.
7. 李俐娟, 张苏明. 偏头痛预防性治疗的最新进展. 卒中与神经疾病, 2007, 14(4): 248-250.
8. Melchart D, Linde K, Berman B, et al. Acupuncture for idiopathic headache. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2001, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD001218. DOI: 10.1002/14651858. CD001218.
9. Headache Classification Subcommittee of the International Headache Society. The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2004, 24: Supplement 1.
10. A ICD-10 Guide for headaches. International Headache Classification Committee. Cephalalgia, 1997, 17(Suppl.19): 1-82.
11. Jul ian PT Higgins, Green S. Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions 4.2.5. The Cochrane Collaboration, 2005, 186-187.
12. Juni P, Altman DG, Egger M. Assessing the qual ity of controlled clinical trials. BMJ, 2001, 323: 42.
13. Jadad AR, Moore RA, Carroll D, et al. Assessing the qual ity of reports of randomized cl inical trials: is bl inding necessary? Control Clin Trials, 1996, 17(1): 1.
14. Alecrim-Andrade J, Maciel-Júnior JA, Xavier C, et al. Acupuncture in Migraine Prevention A Randomized Sham Controlled Study With 6-months Posttreatment Follow-up. Clin J Pain, 2008, 24(2): 98-105.
15. Diener HC, Kronfeld K, Boewing G, et al. Efficacy of acupuncture for the prophylaxis of migraine: a multicentre randomised controlled clinical trial. Lancet Neurol, 2006, 5(4): 310-316.
16. Streng A, Linde K, Hoppe A, et al. Effectiveness and tolerabil ity of acupuncture compared with metoprolol in migraine prophylaxis. Headache, 2006, 46(10): 1492-1502.
17. Alecrim-Andrade J, Maciel-Júnior JA, Cladel las XC, et al . Acupuncture in migraine prophylaxis: a randomized sham-controlled trial. Cephalalgia, 2006, 26(5): 520-529.
18. Linde K, Streng A, Jürgens S, et al. Acupuncture for Patients With Migraine: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA, 2005, 293(17): 2118-2125.
19. Linde M, Fjell A, Carlsson J, et al. Role of the needl ing per se in acupuncture as prophylaxis for menstrually related migraine: a randomized placebo-controlled study. Cephalalgia, 2005, 25(1): 41-47.
20. Allais G, Lorenzo CD, Quirico PE, et al. Acupuncture in the Prophylactic Treatment of Migraine Without Aura: A Comparison with Flunarizine. Headache, 2002, 42: 855-861.
21. Hesse J, Møgelvang B, Simonsen H, et al. Acupuncture versus metoprolol in migraine prophylaxis: a randomized trial of trigger point inactivation. J Intern Med, 1994, 235(5): 451-456.
22. Facco E, Liguori A, Petti F, et al. Traditional Acupuncture in Migraine: A Controlled, Randomized Study. Headache, 2007, 48(3): 398-407.
23. 戴明, 靳淼, 沈维娜, 等. 针刺治疗偏头痛患者疗效观察及对脑血流的影响. 上海针灸杂志, 2007, 26(9): 3-5.
24. 董妙先. 针刺治疗偏头痛50例临床观察. 针灸临床杂志, 2007, 23(6): 5-6.
25. 赵会玲, 刘佳林, 胡月平, 等. 针刺治疗偏头痛50例. 四川中医, 2006, 24(5): 101-102.
26. 吴宏涛, 周东, 何俐, 等. 非随机对照试验的意义. 中国循证医学杂志, 2004, 4(8): 570-572.
27. 李静. 随机分配方案的隐藏. 中国循证医学杂志, 2004, 4(10): 714-715.
28. Schulz KF, Chalmers I, Hayes RJ, et al. Empirical evidence of bias: dimensions of methodological qual ity associated with estimates of effects in controlled trials. JAMA, 1995, 273(5): 408-412.
29. 李廷谦, 刘雪梅, 张鸣明, 等. 中文期刊发表的中医药系统评价/Meta分析现状调查. 中国循证医学杂志, 2007, 7(3): 180-188.
30. 孙增华, 杨玉金. 偏头痛诊断、疗效评定标准意见. 中风与神经疾病杂志, 1995, 12(2): 110.

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