This study is a double blind, randomized controlled trail. condition/disease: acute tension headache treatment/intervention: Pharmacopuncture
"Pharmacopuncture is a treatment that combines 2 of the most frequented Korean medicine treatment methods - traditional acupuncture and herbal medicine - by injecting herbal medicine extract at acupoints. This treatment is known to be an important part of Korean medicine treatment. However, there has been no specific value for the effect of this treatment. Therefore, the investigators are going to conduct a randomized controlled trials to verify the efficacy and safety of Pharmacopuncture. From September 2022 to December 2023, the investigators are going to collect 80 inpatients who are suffering from Tension headache with the numeric rating scale(NRS) over 5 after injury by acute traffic accident(TA). For experimental group(n=40), the investigators will conduct Pharamacopuncture on suboccpital muscle three times(on 2nd, 3rd and 4th day of hospitalization) and other Korean medical treatment. For control group(n=40), just Korean medical treatment except Pharamacopuncture on suboccpital muscles will be conducted. For these two groups, the investigators will compare Numeric Rating Scale(NRS) of headache, NRS of Neck pain, Headache Disability Index(HDI), Headache Impact Test-6(HIT-6), EuroQol 5-Dimension (EQ-5D-5L) and Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC)."
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
80
Pharmacopuncture is a treatment that combines 2 of the most frequented Korean medicine treatment methods - traditional acupuncture and herbal medicine - by injecting herbal medicine extract at acupoints.
acupuncture treatment, chuna, pharmacoacupuncture, Korean herbal medicine
Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine
Seoul, Gangnam-Gu, South Korea
Numeric Rating Scale(NRS) of headache
The extent of headache and discomfort will be assessed by using NRS. NRS is a pain scale in which the patient indicates their subjective pain as a whole number from 0 to 10. The participant is asked to report their headache and discomfort using NRS, where 0 indicates 'no pain or discomfort' and 10 indicates 'the most severe pain and discomfort imaginable'.
Time frame: Change from baseline NRS at 4 days
Numeric Rating Scale(NRS) of Neck pain
NRS is a pain scale in which the patient indicates their subjective pain as a whole number from 0 to 10. The participant is asked to report their leg pain and discomfort using NRS, where 0 indicates 'no pain or discomfort' and 10 indicates 'the most severe pain and discomfort imaginable'.
Time frame: Baseline(day2), day3, day4, day of discharge(up to 14days), week 8
Headache Disability Index(HDI)
The HDI is a 25-item, self-report headache disability measure that has good internal consistency reliability and strong long-term test-retest stability.
Time frame: Baseline(day2), day4, day of discharge(up to 14days), week 8
Headache Impact Test-6(HIT-6)
The HIT-6 items measure the adverse impact of headache on social functioning, role functioning, vitality, cognitive functioning and psychological distress. The HIT-6 also measures the severity of headache pain.
Time frame: Baseline(day2), day4, day of discharge(up to 14days), week 8
EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L)
The EQ-5D is a method of indirectly calculating the weights of certain health states for quality of life after a multidimensional investigation of health states, and is the most widely used instrument for this purpose. The EQ-5D consists of 5 questions about current health state (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain, anxiety/depression), and each question is scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1=no problems, 3=moderate problems, 5=severe problems). In this study, the investigators will use the Korean version of the EQ-5D, which has been demonstrated to be valid.
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Time frame: Baseline(day2), day4, day of discharge(up to 14days), week 8
Patient Global Impression of Change(PGIC)
The PGIC is an index that assesses improvements in functional limitation caused by whiplash injury. Participants rate the improvement in functional limitations after treatment on a 7-point Likert scale (1=Very much improved, 4=No change, 7=Very much worse). This index was originally developed for use in Psychology, but is currently used in various other medical fields to assess improvements in pain.
Time frame: day4, day of discharge(up to 14days), week 8