Time: 2:00 PM
Where: Aula De Lillo, Bulding U7, second floor
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Abstract:
Pragmatic trials, inform on clinical or policy decision by providing evidence for adoption of a certain intervention into real-world clinical practice.
A pragmatic trial on use of acupuncture in chronic migraine will be presented. This study aims at assessing acupuncture effectiveness in chronic migraine treatment, by comparing it with greater occipital nerve block and with a usual drug treatment, in terms of number of days with migraine (primary aim), drugs consumption, pain evaluation, impact on quality of life (secondary aims).
Issues arising in conducting a pragmatic trial in real life settings, as hospitals and local health authorities, will also be addressed.
About the Speaker:
Federica Gallo is a biostatistician and works at the Local Health Authority n. 1 of Cuneo (ASL CN1). Her recent work focuses on health promotion, chronic diseases prevention and rehabilitation. She also works on clinical research in real life settings.