Chronic Daily Headache
Conditions
Keywords
Migraine, Headache, Vipassana, Meditation, Intensive
Brief summary
Participants completing training in intensive meditation and continuing frequent practice for one year would experience reduced frequency, duration and severity of headaches along with improved awareness of the triggers of their symptoms, improved quality of life and mental health, improved heart rate variability, and reduced inflammation.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALVipassana Meditation
12 day retreat where participants learn to meditate
Sponsors
Johns Hopkins University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Chronic Daily Headache, defined as a headache at least 15 days of the month, of which at least 8 are migraines.
Exclusion criteria
1. * Severe depression, anxiety, panic attacks, psychosis or dementia that may interfere with ability to participate in a 10 day course * Active alcoholism on screening or use of illicit drugs within the last 3 months * Already completed a 10 day course * Actively involved in another form of meditation over the past 6 months * Women who are pregnant, planning pregnancy during trial period, or lactating.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| number of migraine days, number of headache days | 3,6,12 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| severity of headaches | 3,6,12 months |
| quality of life | 3,6,12 months |
| Heart Rate Variability | 3,6,12 months |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed