Telehealth Behavioral Migraine Management (TeleBMM)

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Status: Completed

Conditions: Migraine

Treatments: Behavioral: Telehealth Behavioral Migraine Management

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03982316

2019-10345

UL1TR002556 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project aims to develop the protocol and obtain feasibility and acceptability information for Telehealth Behavioral MIgraine Management in a single-arm pre-post pilot study. The investigator and study team aim to recruit 20 people with migraine from the Montefiore Headache Center in the Bronx NY. Participants will receive the 12-week protocol including a mobile app headache diary, an online patient manual with interactive vignettes, 4 50-minute telehealth sessions, and 3 15-minute check-ins.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Physician diagnosis of migraine
• Current self-reported symptoms meeting the International Classification for Headache Disorders -- 3 criteria for migraine
• Self-reported between 4 and 20 headache days/month
• Aged 18-65
• Can read English
• Capacity to consent

Exclusion criteria

• Psychiatric illness that would interfere with study participation
• Meeting criteria for probable medication overuse headache

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Telehealth Behavioral Migraine Management

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive weekly online education sessions in the following categories: Relaxation, Early Warning Signs, Triggers, Medication Adherence, Reducing Migraine Impact, Stress Management, Biofeedback, and Relapse Prevention. Participants will receive four monthly 50-minute telehealth sessions with a doctoral psychology student in a clinical health psychology program covering these topics, and three check-ins to enhance adherence to behavior change strategies. Participants will complete a daily headache diary throughout the course of treatment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Telehealth Behavioral Migraine Management