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Trial reportBMC neurology2022

The efficacy of transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy on migraine headache: a pilot, feasibility study.

Forouzandeh Soleimanian-Boroujeni, Negin Badihian, Shervin Badihian, Vahid Shaygannejad, Yousef Gorji

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Trial report in BMC neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03701477 (Evaluation of the Efficacy of Trans-diagnostic Cognitive-behavioral Therapy on Controlling and Reducing Headache and Associated Symptoms Among Migrainous Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Trans-diagnostic Cognitive-behavioral Therapy on Controlling and Reducing Headache and Associated Symptoms Among Migrainous Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorIsfahan University of Medical SciencesRan2018 to 2019Enrolled20ConditionsMigraineArmsTrans-diagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy, General relaxation/stress management therapeutic session
3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Forouzandeh Soleimanian-BoroujeniDepartment of Psychology, Khomainishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomainishahr, Isfahan, Iran.
Negin BadihianIsfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Alzahra Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Shervin BadihianDepartment of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Vahid ShaygannejadIsfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Alzahra Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Shaygannejad@med.mui.ac.ir.
Yousef GorjiDepartment of Psychology, Khomainishahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khomainishahr, Isfahan, Iran.
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University, Isfahan · IRJohns Hopkins Medicine · US

Funding

Islamic Azad University 18820701962055
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPsychological interventions are shown to be effective in migraine, but not utilized routinely yet. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy (TCBT) on people with migraine (PwM).

methodThis study was conducted on 40 PwM aged 20-50 years. We randomly assigned participants to two groups of intervention, receiving 10 sessions of TCBT, and control, attending one session on relaxation and stress-management techniques. Days with headache, headache severity, migraine-related disability and effects on daily life, number of pain-relivers taken for headache, depression, and anxiety were assessed pre-intervention, post-intervention (three-month follow-up), and one-month after TCBT termination (four-month follow-up).

resultsThirty-five participants suffering moderate to severe migraine completed the study (16 and 19 in TCBT and control groups, respectively). TCBT improved all measured items between study time-points (p < 0.05) in the intervention group, while such an improvement was not observed in the control group. Between group comparisons revealed superiority of TCBT group compared to the control group in most measured items at three- and four-month follow-ups (p < 0.05).

conclusionTen sessions of TCBT improved migraine severity, associated disability, anxiety, and depression in PwM, with persistent effects after one month of therapy termination. However, the generalizability of these findings is limited due to the placebo effect in the intervention arm, given the more time each participant has spent with the therapist. TCBT could be an affordable, practical, and feasible intervention to be utilized for PwM and larger studies with equal number of sham therapy sessions are needed to further explore this. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: The study protocol was registered in clinicaltrial.gov ( NCT03701477 ) prior to enrollment.

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Cognitive Behavioral TherapyMigraine DisordersAdultAnxiety DisordersFeasibility StudiesHeadacheHumansMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultClinical trialCognitive Behavioral TherapyHeadacheMigraine DisordersTransdiagnostic therapy

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