Table 1 Characteristics of eligible guidelines
Guideline | Country (First Author) | Developer | CAM Category | Guideline Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ren 2020 [28] | China | China Association of Chinese Medicine | Acupuncture, herbal therapy, Chinese medicine | Diagnosis and treatment for headache |
Araki 2019 [29] | Japan | Japanese Society of Neurology and Japanese Headache Society, with collaboration from the Japanese Society of Neurological Therapeutics and the Japan Neurosurgical Society | Acupuncture, herbal, electrotherapy, dietary supplements, oxygen therapy, behavioural therapy | Chronic headache |
Sacco 2019 [30] | Italy | European Headache Federation | None | Migraine prevention |
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network 2018 [31] | Scotland | Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network | None | Pharmacological management of migraine |
Al Khaled 2017 [32] | Qatar | Ministry of Public Health of Qatar | Acupuncture, herbal therapy, homeopathy, electrotherapy, dietary supplements, oxygen therapy, behavioural therapy | Headache in adults |
Orr 2016 [33] | USA | American Headache Society | Dietary Supplements | Management of adults with acute migraine in the emergency department |
Moisset 2016 [34] | France | French society for the Study of Migraine and Headache Disorders (SFEMC1) and the French Society of Neurology (SFN2) | Oxygen therapy | Emergency management of headache |
Robbins 2016 [35] | United States | American Headache Society | Electrotherapy, dietary supplements | Treatment of cluster headache |
Becker 2015 [36] | Canada | Canadian Family Physician, Alberta College of Family Physicians | Herbal therapy, electrotherapy, dietary supplements, oxygen therapy, behavioural therapy | Primary care management of headache in adults |
Worthington 2013 [37] | Canada | The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences | None | Acute drug therapy for migraine headache |
Bendtsen 2012 [38] | Denmark | Danish Headache Society | Acupuncture, dietary supplements | Diagnosis and treatment of headache disorders and facial pain |
Holland 2012 [39] | United States | American Academy of Neurology | Herbal therapy, dietary supplements, oxygen therapy | NSAIDs and complementary treatments for episodic migraine prevention |
NICE 2012 [40] | United Kingdom | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence | Dietary supplements, oxygen therapy | Diagnosis and management of headache |
Pringsheim 2012 [41] | Canada | The Canadian Neurological Society | Herbal therapy, dietary supplements | Migraine prophylaxis |
Silberstein 2012 [42] | USA | American Academy of Neurology | None | Pharmacologic treatment for episodic migraine prevention in adults |
Sarchielli 2012 [43] | Italy | Italian Society for the Study of Headaches | Acupuncture, manual therapy, herbal therapy, electrotherapy, dietary supplements, oxygen therapy behavioural therapy | Guidelines for primary headaches |
Vukovic 2012 [44] | Croatia | Croatian Society for Neurovascular Disorders, Croatian Medical Association | Acupuncture, manual therapy, herbal therapy, homeopathy, electrotherapy, dietary supplements, oxygen therapy, behavioural therapy | Treatment of primary headache |
Bryans 2011 [45] | Canada | Canadian Chiropractic Protective Association | Manual therapy (i.e. chiropractic), electrotherapy, behavioural therapy | Chiropractic treatment of adults with headache |
Evers 2011 [46] | Germany | EFNS Guidelines | None | Treatment of medication overuse headache |
Saper 2010 [47] | USA | Michigan Head-Pain & Neurological Institute | None | Continuous opioid therapy for refractory daily headache |
Evers 2009 [48] | Germany | European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) | Herbal therapy, dietary supplements | Drug treatment of migraine |