Migraine
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Diagnosed by a neurologist based on the International Classification of Headache Disorders-II-criteria - Age between 18 and 65 - Frequency of 2-8 attacks per month - Unsuccessfully tried at least 2 prophylactic medications for migraine - Being ready for change (measured with the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment, URICA-E2) (Lerdal et al. 2009)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Unable to speak, read or write Dutch - Being pregnant - A serious psychological or psychiatric disorder - Taking part in top-class sport - Migraine attacks 15 or more days a month
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameters are the feasibility and desirability of the intervention (experience of the patients with migraine, the neurologists and the coach with the intervention; drop-out rates, costs of the coaching) and secondary effects on the level of physical activity, the migraine status, and the healthcare costs). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Migraine status (frequency, duration & intensity of the migraine attacks, Headache Impact Test (HIT-6, Yang et al. 2011)), level of physical activity (Activ8, (Horemans et al) & SQUASH (Wendel * Vos et al. 2003)),self-perceived fitness (International FItness Scale (IFIS, Ortega et al. 2011), self-efficacy (HMSE, French et al. 2000; Merelle et al. 2008) and quality of life (SF-36, Aaronson et al 1998). | — |
Countries
The Netherlands