NCT00826475

Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Mindfulness Based Intervention (MBSR) for Patients Suffering From Migraine

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 62 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital Freiburg · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Patients suffering from migraine will be randomly allocated to one of two different behavioral interventions: * mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) an eight week intervention program based different meditation \& yoga techniques and teaching information regarding the relationship between stress and health. * into an active control group teaching three times within eight weeks relaxation techniques (progressive muscle relaxation PMR) and giving psychoeducation on migraine. The investigators will measure the frequency and intensity of migraine attacks before during and after the intervention as well as secondary variables on quality of life and psychological functioning. The hypothesis is that patients allocated to the MBSR intervention will reduce the frequency of their migraine attacks compared to the active control group and compared to their own baseline.

Detailed description

Sixty patients suffering from migraine will be randomly allocated to one of two different behavioral interventions: (i) mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) an eight week intervention program based different meditation \& yoga techniques and teaching information regarding the relationship between stress and health. or (ii) into an active control group teaching three times within eight weeks relaxation techniques (progressive muscle relaxation PMR) and giving psychoeducation on migraine. The investigator will measure the frequency and intensity of migraine attacks before during and after the intervention by headache diaries as well as secondary variables on pain sensation, psychological well being, generic quality of life, pain regulation, pain acceptance, mindfulness, compliance and satisfaction with the intervention. The hypothesis is that patients allocated to the MBSR intervention will reduce the frequency of their migraine attacks compared to the active control group and compared to their own baseline.

Conditions

• Migraine

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction MBSR	Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: 8 weeks behavioral structured group programme teaching mindfulness skills
BEHAVIORAL	Psychoeducation	Psychoeducation on Migraine, Progressive Muscle Relaxation PMR, three group meetings within 8 weeks, daily home work

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-01-01
• Primary completion: 2010-04-01
• Completion: 2010-07-01
• First posted: 2009-01-22
• Last updated: 2011-08-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany