Auricular Acupuncture vs SOC in Migraine HA

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2022-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

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).

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Louisville
• Treatments: Diphenhydramine; Ketorolac; Ketorolac Tromethamine; Metoclopramide; Promethazine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Confirmation of the diagnosis of migraine headache

Exclusion Criteria:

• 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