Tai Chi for the Prophylaxis of Episodic Migraine: the Efficacy Examination and Mechanism Exploration

Summary

The proposed study aims to examine the clinical efficacy of 24-week Tai Chi training in the prophylaxis of episodic migraine comparing with standard prophylactic medication in Hong Kong Chinese women, and to explore the mechanism of Tai Chi's intervention effect by examining the associations of changes in migraine features with neurovascular and neuroinflammation variations.

Timeline

Start

2023-09-11

Primary completion

2025-12-31

Completion

2025-12-31

Publications

• Xie YJ, Liao X, Hui SS, Tian L, Yeung WF, Lau AY, Tyrovolas S, Gao Y, Chen X. Tai Chi for the prophylaxis of episodic migraine: protocol of a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial with mechanism exploration. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2023 Sep 18;23(1):328. doi: 10.1186/s12906-023-04154-x.

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