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Chiropractic Treatment for Migraine (IMPACT Trial)

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Led By Peter Wayne, Ph.D.
Research Sponsored by Harvard University Faculty of Medicine
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up from the baseline period to week 11 through week 14 and to week 15 through week 18.
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IMPACT Trial Summary

This trial will study whether adding chiropractic care to conventional medical care can help reduce migraines in adult women.

Eligible Conditions
  • Migraine

IMPACT Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~from the baseline period to week 11 through week 14 and to week 15 through week 18.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from the baseline period to week 11 through week 14 and to week 15 through week 18. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change from baseline to the last four weeks of the intervention period in the number of migraine days.
Secondary outcome measures
Change from baseline in 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
Change from baseline in Numeric Rating Pain Scale (NRS)
Change from baseline in the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7)
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IMPACT Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Chiropractic Treatment + Usual CareExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Patients will receive a course of 10 chiropractic treatments over a 14 week period. They are to also maintain their usual medical care as prescribed by their physician, but are not to begin any new therapies.
Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention
Subjects randomized to the usual care control group will continue using their usual medical care as prescribed by their physician. They are not to use any chiropractic treatment or begin new therapies.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Harvard University Faculty of MedicineLead Sponsor
14 Previous Clinical Trials
23,483 Total Patients Enrolled
Brigham and Women's HospitalOTHER
1,614 Previous Clinical Trials
11,470,774 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Migraine
496 Patients Enrolled for Migraine
Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research (PCCR)OTHER
1 Previous Clinical Trials
100 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Integrative Migraine Pain Alleviation Through Chiropractic Therapy
Peter Wayne 2017. "Integrative Migraine Pain Alleviation Through Chiropractic Therapy". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03177616.
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