Acupuncture versus metoprolol for interval treatment of migraine

ISRCTN ISRCTN18249834
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN18249834
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
12/01/2005
Registration date
29/07/2005
Last edited
10/09/2009
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Nervous System Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Dieter Melchart
Scientific

Centre for Complementary Medicine Research
Department of Internal Medicine II
Technische Universität München
Munich
80801
Germany

Phone +49 (0)89 726697 11
Email Dieter.Melchart@lrz.tu-muenchen.de

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study acronymPEP-COMP
Study objectivesNot provided at time of registration
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedMigraine
InterventionIndividualised acupuncture (up to 15 sessions) or 100 to 200 mg metoprolol
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Specified
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Metoprolol
Primary outcome measureNot provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/10/2002
Completion date31/01/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants115
Key inclusion criteriaAdult patients with migraine fulfilling the criteria of the International Headache Society
(planned number of participants was 480; recruitment had to be terminated early, in summer 2004, due to recruitment problems and time limits of the project after recruiting 115 patients)
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/10/2002
Date of final enrolment31/01/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Germany

Study participating centre

Centre for Complementary Medicine Research
Munich
80801
Germany

Sponsor information

Munich Technical University - Centre for Complementary Medicine Research (Germany)
University/education

Department of Internal Medicine II
Technische Universität München
Munich
80801
Germany

Phone +49 (0)89 726697 11
Email Dieter.Melchart@lrz.tu-muenchen.de
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/02kkvpp62

Funders

Funder type

Other

The study is funded by a group of 10 German statutory sickness funds (Germany)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/11/2006 Yes No