Chiropractic Care for Episodic Migraine

Launched by BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · Jan 26, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is exploring the potential benefits of chiropractic care for people who experience episodic migraines, which are headaches that occur between 4 to 13 days a month. Many individuals with migraines also have issues related to muscles and joints, so the researchers want to see if chiropractic treatments can help reduce the frequency or severity of these headaches. This study is in its early stages, and the findings could lead to a larger trial in the future.

To participate in this study, you need to be between the ages of 18 and 75 and have a history of migraines for at least one year. You should be experiencing migraines 4 to 13 times a month and be willing to follow all the study procedures. Participants will be randomly assigned to different treatment groups, and fluency in English is required. It’s also important to note that certain health conditions, recent treatments, or substance abuse may exclude you from participating. If you join, you'll have the chance to contribute to important research that could help improve migraine care.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Migraine frequency between 4 to 13 days per month during a four week run-in period, and with a history of migraines dating for at least one year;
• • Stable use of behavioral interventions or, if not currently using behavioral interventions, agree to not begin new behavioral interventions during this trial;
• • Be willing to complete all study procedures and be randomized to all intervention groups;
• • Be fluent in English.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Any major systemic illness or unstable medical condition (e.g. Parkinson's disease, cancer) or psychiatric condition requiring immediate treatment or that could lead to difficulty complying with the protocol;
• • History of stroke, carotid artery dissection, or vertebral artery dissection;
• • Signs of myelopathy or carotid bruits or evidence of hypermobility during the clinical exam;
• • Head or neck trauma within the past year;
• • Current alcohol or substance abuse (self-reported);
• • Diagnosis of medication overuse headache (International 3rd Classification of Headache Disorders-edition);
• • Currently or recently (past 6 months) received Botox treatment for migraine;
• • Currently or recently received chiropractic care (past 3 months) for any condition;
• • Failure to complete baseline migraine logs use during run-in phase.