G43
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The participants keep a headache diary about their migraine attacks and fill in more comprehensive questionnaires immediately after study enrolment and then every two months until their pierc
Sponsors
Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Institut für Neuropsychologie und Klinische Psychologie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Subjects who have already decided in advance to have their ear pierced bilaterally through the crus of the helix - Diagnosis of migraine - No or stable migraine prophylaxis - Sufficient ability to answer questions orally and in writing - Sufficient ability to keep a headache diary - Written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Revocation of consent - Getting further ear piercings during the study period - Other primary or secondary headache disease - Severe psychiatric, neurological and internal comorbidities - Pathology of the outer ear - Pregnancy - Drug abuse - Pharmacotherapy with psychoactive substances within the past 14 days
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Using a headache diary the following data are collected and compared pre and post piercing intervention: Frequency, duration and intensity of migraine attacks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Using questionnaires the following psychometric data are collected and compared pre and post piercing intervention: - Headache-related disability (Migraine Disability Assessment) - Health-related quality of life (Veterans RAND 12 Item Health Survey) - Mood (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) - Catastrophizing (Pain Catastrophizing Scale) - Subjective well-being (Marburg Questionnaire on Habitual Health Findings) - Drug use | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactHerta Flor
Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Institut für Neuropsychologie und Klinische Psychologie
Outcome results
None listed