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Recent Clinical Research on Acupuncture Therapy for Cluster Headache

군발성 두통에 대한 최근 침치료 연구 동향

  • Sung-eun Kim (Dept. of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University of Korean Medicine) ;
  • Ae-ri Lee (Dept. of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University of Korean Medicine) ;
  • In Lee (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University)
  • 김성은 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 한의학과) ;
  • 이애리 (부산대학교 한의학전문대학원 한의학과) ;
  • 이인 (부산대학교한방병원 한방내과)
  • Received : 2023.11.27
  • Accepted : 2023.12.29
  • Published : 2023.12.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study presents evidence by analyzing the research trends in acupuncture treatment for cluster headache in the last 10 years. Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about acupuncture for cluster headache were searched from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System, ScienceON, Korean Studies Information Service System, and Research Information Sharing Service. The search terms were the combinations of "cluster headache", "acupuncture", and "needle therapy", and the articles were restricted to those published between 2013 and 2023. Only RCTs were selected. The risk of bias (RoB) was assessed according to the revised Cochrane RoB2 criteria. Results: Six RCTs were selected and analyzed in this review. All selected studies were conducted in China. All RCTs comprised 628 participants. Manual acupuncture was used in all studies. Acupuncture targeting the sphenopalatine ganglion was performed in two papers published after 2020. ST8, Ex-HIN3, and GB14 were the most frequently used acupoints in acupuncture treatment. The most commonly used indicators for evaluation were headache attack frequency, clinical efficacy, and the visual analog scale. In each study, adding acupuncture treatment to conventional therapy had significant effects in relieving the symptoms of cluster headaches. Conclusion: The results suggest that acupuncture is an effective treatment for cluster headache. To ensure objective evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment in cluster headache, it is important to continue large-scale case reports and RCTs.

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이 과제는 부산대학교 기본연구지원사업(2년)에 의하여 연구되었음.

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