Bronx MBCT-Migraine
Purpose
This randomized clinical trial aims to examine the effect of a standardized 8-week course of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Migraine on migraine-related disability in people with migraine.
Condition
- Migraine
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 18 Years and 65 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- ICHD-3 beta headache diagnosis of migraine, - self-reported and diary-confirmed 4-20 headache days per month - aged 18-65 - ability to read English - capacity to consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- no ICHD-3 beta headache diagnosis of migraine - fewer than 4 or greater than 20 headache days per month - under 18 or over 65 - inability to read English - lacking the capacity to consent - utilization of new preventative pain treatments within four weeks of the baseline assessment, or a plan to utilize new preventive pain medications during the duration of the study - severe psychiatric illness that would interfere with participation in the treatment
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Arm Groups
Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental MBCT for Migraine |
In this arm, participants will receive 8 weeks of the manualized treatment Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT; Day & Thorn). Participants will attend weekly 75-90 minute individual sessions for eight weeks. At each weekly session one of eight broad topics are addressed and discussed (Automatic-Pilot, Dealing with Barriers, Mindfulness of Breath, Staying Present, Allowing/Letting Be, Cognitive Restructuring, Self Care, Application to Headache Pain). Homework is assigned each week, and participants are expected to develop a daily formal mindfulness practice (body scan meditation, seated meditation, breathing meditation, etc). Participants are provided with a course manual, reading materials, and audio recordings to facilitate meditation practice. |
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No Intervention Wait List/Treatment as Usual |
Patients will continue with standard care. Patients will be offered MBCT after the primary endpoint. |
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More Details
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine