Interest of Auriculotherapy in Prophylaxis of Migraine and Headache in Patients With Migraines

Prospective, multicenter, controlled and randomized study.

At the inclusion:

• initial assessment of migraine and headache attacks of the last 3 months with the migraine/headache/treatment diary;
• quality of life assessment (MIDAS questionnaire).

Patients are randomized in 2 groups (distribution 2/3 AUR+, 1/3 AUR-):

• AUR+: experimental group "Auriculotherapy". Patients benefit from 3 sessions of auriculotherapy at one month intervals.
• AUR-: control group. Patients do not benefit from auriculotherapy.

After 3 months, a visit of Algology is carried out :

• final assessment of migraine and headache attacks of the last 3 months with the migraine/headache/treatment diary;
• quality of life assessment (MIDAS questionnaire).

Inclusion criteria

• Woman;
• Aged from 18 to 80;
• Benefiting from social security scheme or legal successor;
• Having given their non-opposition to the study; ·
• Diagnosis of chronical migraine for more than 6 months;
• Without background treatment or with stable background therapy for more than 1 month;
• Presenting a calendar of migraines and headaches mentioning the number of days with pain, intensity of pain and treatments for at least 3 months.

Non inclusion Criteria:

• Man;
• Patient with less than 6 painful episodes in 3 months;
• History or actual mental health disorder;
• Dependence on opioids or tranquillizers;
• Secondary headaches;
• Incapacitated to keep a diary of the migraines / headaches / treatments;
• Contraindications for the use of auriculotherapy (scheduled Magnetic resonance imaging examination, declared pregnancy, breastfeeding, artificial heart valves, Haemophilia, effective anticoagulation treatment);
• Having received auriculotherapy treatment in the indication of the study in the last 12 months before inclusion;
• Scheduled to start a new drug or non-drug therapy which could interfere with the study (antidepressant, opioids, anticonvulsant psychological therapy, physiotherapy, deep brain stimulation, etc..);
• Modification of background treatment during the month before inclusion.

Exclusion criteria

• Allergy or infection of the auricle
• Pregnancy