NCT06716944

Self-acupuncture for Migraines Feasibility Study

A Feasibility Trial of Self-Acupuncture for Patients With Migraines (SAM)

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of West London · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Patients who have had a course of acupuncture at the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine to manage their migraines, and found it effective, will be taught to do self-acupuncture. This is a feasibility study so the main aim is to test the trial design but the researchers will also explore self-acupuncture's effectiveness, acceptability and safety.

Detailed description

Aim: The proposed study will evaluate the feasibility of teaching SA to patients with migraines in the United Kingdom National Health Service setting. Methodology: The study will employ a pragmatic, mixed-methods, randomised, parallel-group, exploratory design. The study will compare SA plus standard care versus standard care alone. Participants will complete outcome measures at various time points and be invited to take part in a qualitative telephone interview to explore their views on the design of the study and acceptability of the intervention. The researcher will take field notes of the observation of the SA teaching session to explore the acceptability of the SA teaching method. Data will be analysed to test the hypothesis.

Conditions

• Migraine

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Acupuncture	self-acupuncture

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-13
• Primary completion: 2025-09-01
• Completion: 2026-03-01
• First posted: 2024-12-04
• Last updated: 2024-12-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom