Acceptance and commitment therapy for high frequency episodic migraine without aura: Findings from a randomized pilot investigation.

Headache
L GrazziAlberto Raggi

Abstract

We compared the incremental effects of adding acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to pharmacological treatment as usual (TAU) in a sample of patients with high frequency episodic migraine without aura (HFEM), assessing impact on a spectrum of measures across multiple domains. Patients with HFEM are at risk of developing chronic migraine and medication overuse headache. ACT has been shown to be effective for the treatment of various chronic pain conditions, but little attention has been given to its therapeutic value in the management of recurring headaches. In this single-blind (masking for outcome assessor), open-label, randomized clinical trial, 35 patients with HFEM, with a monthly headache frequency ranging from 9 to 14 days, were recruited at the headache center of C. Besta Neurological Institute and randomized to either TAU (patient education and pharmacological prophylaxis; n = 17) or TAU + ACT (n = 18). Patients assigned to the combined treatment arm additionally received six 90-min weekly group sessions of ACT therapy and two supplementary "booster" sessions. All patients were on a stable course of prophylactic medication in the 3 months prior to initiating either treatment. Monthly headache frequency served as the...Continue Reading

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