The goal of this study is to assess feasibility and acceptability of a mindfulness-based intervention adapted for adolescents with migraine to inform a future randomized trial assessing effects of the intervention on headache-related outcomes.
Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) shows promise in adults with migraine, but research is limited in adolescents. The current study aims to advance behavioral treatments for adolescents with frequent migraine by adapting an existing empirically-supported MBI for adolescents (Learning to BREATHE) to meet the unique needs of adolescents with chronic migraine. In Phase I of the study, we will use feedback solicited from interviews with teens with chronic migraine, their parents, and healthcare providers documenting the experience of living with chronic migraine and on the content and delivery of the MBI to create an adapted telehealth group intervention specifically tailored for adolescents with frequent migraine. In Phase II of the study, the adapted MBI will be piloted in a single-arm trial with adolescents with frequent migraine to assess feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary clinical signals.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
17
The BREATHE-Migraine intervention was adapted from the research-supported curriculum, "Learning to BREATHE" (Broderick, 2021), based on qualitative feedback from adolescents with migraine, their parents, and pediatric headache providers. BREATHE-Migraine includes experiential and didactic exercises designed to address emotion regulation and the stress of living with frequent migraine.
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Intervention feasibility
Percent of sessions attended; Qualitative data generated via focus group interviews (questions will include barriers and facilitators to completing the intervention)
Time frame: Up to 6 weeks
Intervention acceptability
Ratings on program acceptability questionnaire (higher scores indicate higher acceptability); Qualitative data generated via focus group interviews (questions will include positive and negative perceptions of the intervention)
Time frame: 7 weeks
Change in headache-related disability
The Pediatric Migraine Disability Assessment (PedMIDAS) is a 6-item self-report questionnaire measuring the extent to which headaches interfered with school attendance and functioning, home functioning, and social attendance and functioning. Adolescents will be asked to indicate the number of days in the past 3 months in which they were unable to attend or fully participate in a range of activities. Lower scores indicate less disability.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks
Change in emotion regulation
The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Short Form (DERS-SF) is an 18-item self-report measure of various dimensions of emotion dysregulation. Items are rated on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always). The DERS-SF provides a total score and 6 subscale scores. Lower scores indicate better emotion regulation.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks
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