Auricular Acupuncture vs SOC in Migraine HA (MigAcu)
Migraine Headache
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Migraine Headache focused on measuring migraine headache, acupuncture
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Confirmation of the diagnosis of migraine headache
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who received ED migraine medications (including ibuprofen or other NSAIDS) prior to study evaluation.
- Allergy to any of the medications used in our migraine regimen protocol.
- Patients exhibiting focal clinical neurological exam findings that the investigator deems makes the patient not a good candidate for this study.
- Patients with underlying abnormal brain pathology (e.g. mass or bleed) as the potential cause of the migraine
Sites / Locations
- Norton Children's HospitalRecruiting
- Norton Children's Medical CenterRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Auricular Acupuncture
Medication and Fluid
If assigned to the auricular acupuncture arm, efficacious ear points will be located by a needle contact test and/or an electrical point finder which emits an acoustic alarm when a change in electrical resistance is detected signifying a potential active auricular acupoint.
If assigned to receive intravenous medications and fluid the subject will be treated with the ED standard of care medications which include: Ketorolac 0.5mg/kg, max 30mg Metoclopramide 0.1 mg/kg, max 10mg Diphenhydramine 1mg/kg, max 50mg Normal saline fluid bolus 20mL/kg, max 1000mL