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Behavioral Intervention

hatha yoga intervention for Headache

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Matthew Morris
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Eligible participants will have a diagnosis of TTH with or without migraines according to the International Classification for Headache Disorders criteria, be between 13 and 18 years old (inclusive), English-speaking, and willing to be randomized and attend yoga sessions regularly.
Be younger than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 2-week, 4-week, 6-week, post-intervention, 3-month follow-up
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Study Summary

This study will determine the efficacy of an 8-week Hatha yoga intervention for adolescents with tension-type headache (TTH) and will assess theoretically-driven mediators of treatment response, including experimental pain sensitivity, chronic stress, and negative cognitions linked to chronic pain.

Eligible Conditions
  • Headache

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 2-week, 4-week, 6-week, post-intervention, 3-month follow-up
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 2-week, 4-week, 6-week, post-intervention, 3-month follow-up for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Functional Disability Inventory - changes in pain-related functional disability over follow-up
Headache Diary - changes in medication use over follow-up
Headache diary - changes in headache frequency over follow-up
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Secondary outcome measures
changes in DHEA reactivity to experimental pain task from pre-intervention to immediately following intervention (8 weeks)
changes in alpha-amylase reactivity to experimental pain task from pre-intervention to immediately following intervention (8 weeks)
changes in conditioned pain modulation from pre-intervention to immediately following intervention (8 weeks)
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: hatha yoga interventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants randomized to the intervention are asked to attend 8 hatha yoga classes delivered in a group format.
Group II: waitlist controlActive Control1 Intervention
Participants randomized to the waitlist control condition complete assessments while the intervention group completes the yoga intervention. They are given the option to complete 8 hatha yoga classes delivered in group format once the waitlist period is finished.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Hatha yoga
2013
Completed Phase 2
~1060

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Matthew MorrisLead Sponsor

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