Brief Behavioral Intervention for Comorbid Migraine and Depression
NCT ID: NCT01775852
Last Updated: 2018-02-22
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COMPLETED
NA
45 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2010-08-31
2013-08-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Recent research in behavioral medicine suggests that the pain experience per se does not necessarily lead to depression or impairment. Instead, it is the preoccupation with avoiding aversive stimuli associated with pain (i.e., activities, places, movements) that results in depression and disability (e.g., McCracken et al., 2005). Therefore, given that patients with migraine and/or depression exhibit more avoidance behaviors and lower activity levels than healthy controls (e.g., Stronks et al., 2004), an intervention aimed at optimizing willingness and acceptance and minimizing behavioral avoidance may be beneficial at improving both their depression and migraine and, consequently, their daily functioning.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an empirically based behavioral therapy that incorporates acceptance and mindfulness strategies with behavioral change strategies. ACT (in group and in individual settings) is effective in treating psychiatric disorders commonly associated with migraine, including depression, anxiety, and stress (e.g., Hayes, 2001) as well as chronic illnesses like pain and diabetes (Dahl et al, 2004; Gregg et al., 2006). Importantly, ACT resulted in positive long-term outcomes even when presented in brief form. For example, a two-day ACT workshop, in a group setting, led to improvements in depression and distress experienced by parents of children diagnosed with autism and these gains were retained 3 months later. Parents also exhibited a reduction in avoidance behaviors (Blackledge \& Hayes, 2006).
Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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ACT-IM
The ACT-IM arm is a brief, one-day intervention that includes two components: 1) Illness Management for Migraine and, 2) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for emotional difficulties that go along with, or are exacerbated by migraine.
ACT-IM
1 hour discussion about migraine management (IM) and 5 hours of group therapy based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). IM covers symptoms and triggers for worsening of migraine symptoms, how to use migraine medications, medication overuse headache, etc. The ACT intervention includes: 1) Behavioral Change Training and; 2) Mindfulness and Acceptance Training emphasizing new ways of managing troubling thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations.
Waitlist/Treatment as Usual
The Waitlist/Treatment as Usual (WL/TAU)condition completes the same assessments as the active treatment group but does not undergo the active treatment (workshop) until after the 12-week follow-up visit. At that point, the WL/TAU participants are given the opportunity to join a treatment workshop.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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ACT-IM
1 hour discussion about migraine management (IM) and 5 hours of group therapy based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). IM covers symptoms and triggers for worsening of migraine symptoms, how to use migraine medications, medication overuse headache, etc. The ACT intervention includes: 1) Behavioral Change Training and; 2) Mindfulness and Acceptance Training emphasizing new ways of managing troubling thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations.
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* 4 to 12 migraines in the previous month
* Major or Minor Depression
* English-speaking
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients with major head injuries.
* Patients with serious medical illnesses.
* Patients who have started a new medication in previous 4 weeks or plan on starting a new medication in the next 4 weeks.
* Patients expressing significant suicidal ideation.
18 Years
75 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Lilian N. Dindo
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Lilian N. Dindo
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Lilian Dindo, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Iowa
Locations
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University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Countries
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References
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Bigal ME, Lipton RB. The epidemiology, burden, and comorbidities of migraine. Neurol Clin. 2009 May;27(2):321-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2008.11.011.
Breslau N, Lipton RB, Stewart WF, Schultz LR, Welch KM. Comorbidity of migraine and depression: investigating potential etiology and prognosis. Neurology. 2003 Apr 22;60(8):1308-12. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000058907.41080.54.
Blackledge, J.T. & Hayes, S.C. Using Acceptance and Commitment Training in the support of parents of children diagnosed with Autism. Child and Family Behavior Therapy. 2006;28(1):1-18.
Dahl, J., Wilson, K.G., Nilsson, A. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and the treatment of persons at risk for long-term disability resulting from stress and pain symptoms: A preliminary randomized trial. Behavior Therapy. 2004;35:785-801.
Gregg JA, Callaghan GM, Hayes SC, Glenn-Lawson JL. Improving diabetes self-management through acceptance, mindfulness, and values: a randomized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2007 Apr;75(2):336-43. doi: 10.1037/0022-006X.75.2.336.
Hayes SC. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Relational Frame Theory, and the Third Wave of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies - Republished Article. Behav Ther. 2016 Nov;47(6):869-885. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2016.11.006. Epub 2016 Nov 10.
Lake AE 3rd, Rains JC, Penzien DB, Lipchik GL. Headache and psychiatric comorbidity: historical context, clinical implications, and research relevance. Headache. 2005 May;45(5):493-506. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2005.05101.x.
Lundgren T, Dahl J, Melin L, Kies B. Evaluation of acceptance and commitment therapy for drug refractory epilepsy: a randomized controlled trial in South Africa--a pilot study. Epilepsia. 2006 Dec;47(12):2173-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00892.x.
McCracken LM, Vowles KE, Eccleston C. Acceptance-based treatment for persons with complex, long standing chronic pain: a preliminary analysis of treatment outcome in comparison to a waiting phase. Behav Res Ther. 2005 Oct;43(10):1335-46. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2004.10.003. Epub 2005 Jan 7.
Stronks DL, Tulen JH, Bussmann JB, Mulder LJ, Passchier J. Interictal daily functioning in migraine. Cephalalgia. 2004 Apr;24(4):271-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00661.x.
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Online, screening survey.
University of Iowa Hospitals \& Clinics
Other Identifiers
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ICTS-01
Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT
Identifier Source: secondary_id
201004763
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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