The Effect of Different Exercise Types on Migraine Frequency in Individuals With Migraine

Ege University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Migraine; Migraine

Treatments: Behavioral: Combined exercise; Behavioral: Aerobic exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05568004

22-9T/12

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the effect of different exercise types and combinations on migraine attacks in patients with migraine.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• A diagnosis of migraine confirmed by a specialist neurologist according to International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd version(ICHD-3)
• Diagnosed as chronic migraine at the time of initial diagnosis (may have turned into episodic migraine under preventive treatment)
• At least 5 migraine attack/month in baseline diary
• No obstacle to exercise in the evaluation made with physical examination and ECG
• Diagnosed with migraine for at least 12 months
• Between the ages of 18-50

Exclusion criteria

• Exercising regularly in the last 6 months
• Presence of concomitant internal and neurological diseases
• Anti-psychotic drug use
• Drug, alcohol addiction
• Pregnancy, breastfeeding
• Patients who cannot reach the targeted exercise level

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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32 participants in 3 patient groups

Combined exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

Aerobic plus resistance exercise intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: Combined exercise

Aerobic exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

Only aerobic exercise intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: Aerobic exercise

Control group

No Intervention group