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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Improve Disability in Chronic Migraine

Does Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Improve Disability in Chronic Migraine? A Randomized Headache Center Trial


Sponsor

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Enrollment

40 participants

Start Date

Apr 21, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the behavioral treatment called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) works to improve disability in adults with chronic migraine. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the use of ACT added to usual treatment improve scores on questionnaires designed to measure daily functioning and activity? Does the use of ACT added to usual treatment improve scores on diaries designed to measure headache frequency and pain? Researchers will compare adding ACT to usual headache treatments to usual headache treatments without ACT. Participants who are selected for ACT will take 8 classes to learn ACT and then will practice it at home, in addition to their regular headache treatment. Those not selected will continue their regular headache treatment. Four times over the following year, participants will answer questions about their symptoms during each of four virtual visits. They will also keep a daily headache diary during the study


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 65 Years

Inclusion Criteria5

  • Willingness and ability to engage in the consent process
  • Willingness to participate in the study, despite randomization outcome
  • Availability for the duration of the study
  • Diagnosis of chronic migraine followed at the Graham Headache Center
  • Access to the necessary resources for participating in a technology-based intervention

Exclusion Criteria6

  • Known major depression or other psychiatric condition
  • Non-English speaking
  • Secondary headache diagnosis
  • Psychotherapy in the prior 18 months
  • Any reason the provider feels would limit participant ability to learn or practice ACT
  • Any previous experience with mindfulness or meditation approaches

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALacceptance and commitment therapy

a 'third wave behavioral management


Locations(1)

Brigham and Women's / Faulkner Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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