Mind Body Balance for Pediatric Migraine

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati260 enrolled

Overview

This study uses a factorial research design to evaluate a nurse delivered mind body intervention using different doses of 3 treatment components to determine the optimized treatment for headache day reduction.

In the United States, over 6 million children and adolescents suffer from migraine headaches and it is 1 of the 5 most prevalent childhood disorders. Mind and body approaches can significantly help these youth, but getting access to this type of treatment is a challenge for families. Our mind and body study will test a mind and body intervention package delivered by health care professionals (i.e., nurses) introducing coping skills to youth ages 10 to 17 that have migraine. Using a factorial design and the multiphase optimization strategy "MOST", in this study we are able to evaluate different doses of 3 treatment components (1. Duration of mind and body skill introduction session; 2. Home practice support intensity; and 3. Adherence prompt phone call) in one project. A screening experiment will be conducted to determine the dose of each treatment component for future evaluation of the optimized intervention package in a pragmatic or SMART trial.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

260

Conditions

Headache Headache Disorders

Interventions

40 minute sessionBEHAVIORAL

The 40 minute session will include all of the content contained in the 20 minute session, but will include a greater explanation of each of the mind and body skills, followed by in vivo practice of each skill with the nurse. Sessions will also include review of home practice for each group.

20 minute sessionBEHAVIORAL

For participants randomized to the 20 minute session, content will include pain education, followed by brief explanations of each of the mind and body skills, in vivo diaphragmatic breathing practice and demonstration of use of biofeedback card. Sessions will also include review of home practice for each group.

home practice e-healthBEHAVIORAL

Participants will be provided and instructed on access to a migraine-specific interactive web portal, Migraine e-Health. This web-based tool actively guides participants in practicing evidence-based mind and body skills. Use of the Migraine -e-Health application for the high dose capitalizes on teaching participants mind and body skills while increasing accessibility due to implementation on mobile devices.

home practice handoutBEHAVIORAL

Participants will be given a handout of commercially available free apps relevant to the mind body skills introduced.

phone callBEHAVIORAL

The dose of phone call will occur about 4 weeks following the face-to-face mind and body introduction session and will last approximately 5-10 minutes. The phone call will be used to promote adherence to home-practice and answer questions related to skill use/home practice completion.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 17 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis: Migraine with or without aura or chronic migraine that meets the International Classification of Headache Disorders(ICHD) criteria * Frequency: Headache frequency based upon prospective headache diary of 28 days must be ≥ 4 and ≤ 28. * PedMIDAS: PedMIDAS Disability Score \> 4, indicating at least mild disruption in daily activities and \< 140, indicating extreme disability that may require more comprehensive, multi-component therapy * Use of one or more of the following prescribed nutraceuticals and/or preventive anti-migraine medications at the time or randomization or be on a stable dose of one or more of the following throughout the 12 weeks of the study \[Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Co-Q 10 (Coenzyme Q10), Magnesium (Mg), Vitamin D2 or D3 (Erocalciferol/Cholecalciferol), Depakote (Divalproate), Inderal (Propanerol), Elavil ((Amitripyline), Topamax (Topiramate), Periactin (Cyproheptadine)\] * Language: English speaking, able to complete interviews and questionnaires in English Exclusion Criteria: * Continuous migraine defined as unrelenting headache for a 28 day period * Must agree not to take non-specific acute medication, such as NSAIDS (e.g., ibuprofen), more than 3 times per week, or migraine specific acute medications, such as triptans, more than 6 times per month (to prevent medication overuse headache) * PedMIDAS Disability Score \> 140, indicating extreme disability that may require more comprehensive, multi-component therapy * Youth who are pregnant, or those who are sexually active and not using a medically accepted form of contraception (barrier or hormonal methods) * Present severe psychiatric disease, alcohol or drug dependence, or documented developmental delays or impairments (e.g., autism, cerebral palsy, or mental retardation) or other circumstances, that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements or safe participation in the study

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in number of headache days

This outcomes measure examines whether the rate of absolute number of headache days, per 28 day period, differs between the treatment groups over time. This will be assessed longitudinally based on the actual number of headache days from the 28 days prior to randomization to the last 28 days before the endpoint visit.

Time frame: baseline to post treatment (8 weeks post randomization)

Secondary Outcomes

Change in absolute headache disability score on PedMIDAS

The PedMIDAS scale which evaluates the impact of headaches in school, home, play, and social activities, is comprised of six items that pertain to days missed in various activities over the past 90 days. Questions are answered by the youth in consultation with their parents and reviewed by study staff. The PedMIDAS scale is administered at baseline (covering the three months prior to enrollment) and at the endpoint visit (covering three months of enrollment). A total PedMIDAS score (sum of items 1-6) was used in this study. Scores range from 0-240; with a score of 0-10 indicating no disability, 11-30 mild disability, 31-50 moderate disability, and more than 50 severe disability in daily activities.