Purpose of this study is to determine if a CD-ROM computer program (called "Headstrong") is effective in helping children cope with chronic headaches.
Children, 7-12 years, with recurrent headaches are randomly assigned to an educational CD-ROM program or the Headstrong CD-ROM program. We anticipate that those assigned to the active (Headstrong) program group will have significantly greater reductions in headache frequency, duration, and severity and improvements in mood and quality of life.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
35
Educational CD-Rom
Headstrong CD-rom
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Pain, mood, and stress self-rating scales
Time frame: Baseline, Immediate Post-Treatment and 3, 6 and 12 Month Follow-Up
Quality of life
Time frame: Baseline, Immediate Post-Treatment and 3, 6 and 12 Month Follow-Up
Headache-related disability
Time frame: Baseline, Immediate Post-Treatment and 3, 6 and 12 Month Follow-Up
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