24 May 2026 : Meta-Analysis
Utility of Acupuncture Therapy for Adult Chronic Daily Headache Prophylaxis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Yuxi Nie ABCDEFG 1, Ruiyi Jing ABCDEFG 2, Ziyi Song DEF 1, Hong Zheng DEG 1*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.952359
Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e952359
Table 1 Search strategy of PubMed.
| No. | Searches |
|---|---|
| 1 | “Chronic Daily Headache” [Title/Abstract] OR “CDH” [Title/Abstract] OR “Chronic Migraine” [Title/Abstract] OR “CM” [Title/Abstract] OR “Chronic Tension-type Headache” [Title/Abstract] OR “CTTH” [Title/Abstract] OR “New Daily Persistent Headache” [Title/Abstract] OR “NDPH” [Title/Abstract] OR “Hemicrania Continua” [Title/Abstract] OR “HC” [Title/Abstract] OR “Medication-overuse Headache” [Title/Abstract] OR “MOH” [Title/Abstract] |
| 2 | “Acupuncture” [Mesh] |
| 3 | “Acupuncture” [Title/Abstract] OR “electroacupuncture” [Title/Abstract] OR “intradermal needle” [Title/Abstract] OR “press needle” [Title/Abstract] OR “scalp needle” [Title/Abstract] OR “scalp acupuncture” [Title/Abstract] OR “Three-edged needle” [Title/Abstract] OR “prick blood” [Title/Abstract] OR “bloodletting” [Title/Abstract] OR “blood-letting puncture” [Title/Abstract] OR “Ear acupuncture” [Title/Abstract] OR “Auricular acupuncture” [Title/Abstract] OR “laser acupuncture” [Title/Abstract] |
| 4 | #2 OR #3 |
| 5 | randomized controlled trial [Publication Type] OR randomized [Title/Abstract] OR placebo [Title/Abstract] |
| 6 | #1 AND #4 AND #5 |
| CM – chronic migraine; CTTH – chronic tension-type headache; MOH – medication overuse headache; NDPH – new daily persistent headache; HC – hemicranias continua. | |