This trial assesses the impact of a supervised aerobic exercise program by a kinesiologist in patients with migraine. Patients can be assigned to one of two groups 1)The exercise group or 2)non-exercise group. This is a important area to study because there is currently limited information regarding exercise and its impact on migraine frequency and severity. In many cases, migraine patients are disabled by their headaches and sometimes will not have a significant response to medications. As a result, it is important to study other non-pharmacological interventions. In this study, the investigators hope to show the benefits of exercise by a reduction in number of headache days per month as well as by improvement in quality of life, disability,depression,anxiety,and aerobic fitness.This study will not interfere with the usual treatment patients receive at our headache clinic and patients can remain on medications deemed necessary.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
39
Patients receiving exercise program in addition to usual headache care
South Health Campus
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Days with headache per month (based on headache diaries),comparing the change from baseline to month 3 and 6 post-randomization in the control versus the intervention group. Migraine Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire scores
Time frame: At baseline,3, 6 months
Show Improvement in measures of quality of life,disability,depression,anxiety,and aerobic fitness
Headache Impact Test (HIT-6 )score, Migraine Disability Assessment scores, Patient Health Questionnaire(PHQ-9 )scores,Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scores, Average headache intensity, Body Mass Index, Aerobic fitness
Time frame: Baseline, 3 ,6 months post randomization
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