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Table 1 (abstract P215). Summary of the significant results obtained with the three treatments

From: 11th European Headache Federation Congress jointly with 31st Congress of the Italian Society for the Study of Headaches

 

Acupuncture (N=27)

Supplements (N=23)

Pizotifen (N=23)

Frequency of the headache (gg/30 gg) pre e post-T (median)

From 9 to 3,5

(p=0.0002)*

From 12 to 1

(p<0.0001)*

From 4 to 3

(p=0.02)*

Duration of the headache (h) pre e post-T(median)

From 8 to 5,4

(p=0.0002)*

From 3,4 to 3

(p=0.58)

From 3,5 to 3

(p=0.18)

Nausea pre e post-T(median)

From 78,9% to 0% (p=0.0005)*

From 0% to 0%

(p=0.49)

From 26,7% to 6,7% (p=0.22)

Photophobiapre e post-T(median)

From 32,5% to 26,5% (p=0.08)

From 28,6% to 0% (p=0.07)

From 75% to 0%

(p=0.03)*

Phonophobia pre e post-T

(median)

From 40% to 0% (p=0.005)*

From 37,5% to 0% (p=0.85)

From 100% to 25% (p=0.003)*

Symptomatic drug consumption pre e post-T

(median)

From 4 to 1

(p=0.003)*

From 8 to 1

(p=0.0002)*

From 4,5 to 4

(p=0.15)

Items PedMidas°

*4

*2

*1

Items CBCL 6-18°

*1

*1

*1

Adverse and unpleasant effects (p=0.05)

6 (24%)

7 (70%)

4 (31%)

Satisfaction (*)

8,75

6

7

Positive secondary effects

7 (28%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  1. Legend: *=p<0.05; T=treatment. Pre-T=2 months before, post-T=1 month after the end of T. Duration of T =3 months. °Number of items PedMidas e CBCL which improved after treatment. Satisfaction: reported on scale from 0 (unsatisfied) to 10 (extremely satisfied); (*) the differences between the 3 groups were statistically significant