Mind Body Balance for Pediatric Migraine

Korábbi kezelés

• Must agree not to take non-specific acute medication, such as NSAIDS (e.g., ibuprofen), more than 3 times per week, or migraine specific acute medications, such as triptans, more than 6 times per month (to prevent medication overuse headache)
• PedMIDAS Disability Score > 140, indicating extreme disability that may require more comprehensive, multi-component therapy

Más betegség

• Present severe psychiatric disease, alcohol or drug dependence, or documented developmental delays or impairments (e.g., autism, cerebral palsy, or mental retardation) or other circumstances, that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with adherence to study requirements or safe participation in the study

Egyéb

• Continuous migraine defined as unrelenting headache for a 28 day period
• Youth who are pregnant, or those who are sexually active and not using a medically accepted form of contraception (barrier or hormonal methods)

• Diagnosis: Migraine with or without aura or chronic migraine that meets the International Classification of Headache Disorders(ICHD) criteria
• Frequency: Headache frequency based upon prospective headache diary of 28 days must be ≥ 4 and ≤ 28.
• PedMIDAS: PedMIDAS Disability Score > 4, indicating at least mild disruption in daily activities and < 140, indicating extreme disability that may require more comprehensive, multi-component therapy
• Use of one or more of the following prescribed nutraceuticals and/or preventive anti-migraine medications at the time or randomization or be on a stable dose of one or more of the following throughout the 12 weeks of the study [Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Co-Q 10 (Coenzyme Q10), Magnesium (Mg), Vitamin D2 or D3 (Erocalciferol/Cholecalciferol), Depakote (Divalproate), Inderal (Propanerol), Elavil ((Amitripyline), Topamax (Topiramate), Periactin (Cyproheptadine)]
• Language: English speaking, able to complete interviews and questionnaires in English