Tests acceptance and commitment therapy for disability in chronic migraine
Tests a behavioral therapy added to usual care in adults with chronic migraine.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Improve Disability in Chronic Migraine
Key facts
- Where
- Boston, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 65 years old?
Source: NCT06795867, who can take part
Where in United States
- Brigham and Women's Faulkner HospitalBoston, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT06795867
- Record updated
- 31 October 2025
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the behavioral treatment called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) works to improve disability in adults with chronic migraine. The main questions it aims to answer are:Read full original descriptionShow less
Does Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Improve Disability in Chronic Migraine? A Randomized Headache Center Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the behavioral treatment called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) works to improve disability in adults with chronic migraine. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does the use of ACT added to usual treatment improve scores on questionnaires designed to measure daily functioning and activity? Does the use of ACT added to usual treatment improve scores on diaries designed to measure headache frequency and pain?
Researchers will compare adding ACT to usual headache treatments to usual headache treatments without ACT.
Participants who are selected for ACT will take 8 classes to learn ACT and then will practice it at home, in addition to their regular headache treatment. Those not selected will continue their regular headache treatment. Four times over the following year, participants will answer questions about their symptoms during each of four virtual visits. They will also keep a daily headache diary during the study
Inclusion: Willingness and ability to engage in the consent process; Willingness to participate in the study, despite randomization outcome; Availability for the duration of the study; Diagnosis of chronic migraine followed at the Graham Headache Center; Access to the necessary resources for participating in a technology-based intervention.
Exclusion: Psychotherapy in the prior 18 months; Any previous experience with mindfulness or meditation approaches; Known major depression or other psychiatric condition; Non-English speaking; Secondary headache diagnosis; Any reason the provider feels would limit participant ability to learn or practice ACT.