CBT Depression Intervention for Co-Occurring Chronic Headache

NCT ID: NCT02870725

Last Updated: 2017-07-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

22 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-11-30

Study Completion Date

2017-07-01

Brief Summary

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Having co-occurring depression and chronic headaches is challenging and can greatly impact one's professional, personal, family, and social life. People living with chronic headaches are often at a greater risk of having comorbid psychiatric disorders (depression, anxiety), reduced quality of life, and impaired functioning because of under-diagnosis, misdiagnosis or under-treatment of both chronic conditions.

This study is a pilot clinical trial that will compare the effectiveness of a brief cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) depression intervention to a care as usual (control) group. The aim of the study is to determine how well the CBT intervention will reduce the frequency, severity and level of disability of both the headaches and depression symptoms.

Detailed Description

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STUDY LOCATIONS:

(A) University of Georgia College of Education in Athens, GA

(B) Henry Ford Hospital - Main campus in Detroit, MI.

* For the MI participants, you must be willing to travel to Detroit for the intervention if you choose to participate and are assigned to the treatment group.

\*\*Please contact me with any questions about the study.\*\*

Background: This research focuses on emphasizing alternative treatment approaches to underserved and marginalized groups. This study is a randomized pilot intervention to treat a community sample with co-occurring depression and chronic pain (i.e. headaches/migraines) - since they are at an increased risk for impaired functioning, comorbid psychiatric disorders and reduced quality of life.

Conditions

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Depression Headaches Chronic Migraine Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control Group (Treatment As Usual)

Individuals randomized into the control condition will not receive any active treatment but will have access to customary, community-based supportive services. These individuals will complete the pre-, post- and 4-week post-intervention outcome assessment measures and will serve as a means of comparison for those in the other arm of the study.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

CBT Individual Psychotherapy (Treatment)

Behavioral Intervention (Individual Psychotherapy). These individuals will complete the pre-, post- and 4-week post-intervention outcome assessment measures and will serve as a means of determining whether or not the intervention was effective compared to the control arm.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CBT Individual Psychotherapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The 4-session CBT treatment will include receipt of a manualized cognitive behavioral intervention, delivered individually, to treat the depression symptoms (e.g. cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation) and teach adaptive coping strategies to manage their depression. Ideally, the intervention will also positively affect their chronic headaches (i.e. reduction of headache frequency, severity and level of disability). Each session is approximately 60 minutes with specific, reflective and guided activities related to a specific module within the intervention.

Interventions

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CBT Individual Psychotherapy

The 4-session CBT treatment will include receipt of a manualized cognitive behavioral intervention, delivered individually, to treat the depression symptoms (e.g. cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation) and teach adaptive coping strategies to manage their depression. Ideally, the intervention will also positively affect their chronic headaches (i.e. reduction of headache frequency, severity and level of disability). Each session is approximately 60 minutes with specific, reflective and guided activities related to a specific module within the intervention.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18-75 years of age \& living in GA or MI;
* a PHQ-9 score ≥5; AND
* have frequent migraines and/or moderate to severe headaches = 10 or more headache days per month for the past 3 months
* May or may not be taking headache/migraine medication so long as still meet other criteria
* \*\* For MI participants: must be willing \& able to come to Detroit campus for the intervention (4 weeks in a row)

Exclusion Criteria

* outside of 18-75 year old age range;
* Do not live in GA or MI
* Unable or unwilling to drive to campus location for the 4 sessions (treatment group only)
* do not have both conditions of depression and frequent/near-chronic headaches
* Active suicidal ideation (detailed plan and/or access to lethal means) or suicide attempts within the past 60 days.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Henry Ford Health System

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Georgia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ashley J. Britton

Doctoral Candidate

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Bernadette D Heckman, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Georiga

Benilda P Pooser

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Georgia, VP office for research

Locations

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University of Georgia

Athens, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Baskin SM, Lipchik GL, Smitherman TA. Mood and anxiety disorders in chronic headache. Headache. 2006 Oct;46 Suppl 3:S76-87. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00559.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17034402 (View on PubMed)

Weeks RE. Application of behavioral therapies in adult and adolescent patients with chronic migraine. Neurol Sci. 2013 May;34 Suppl 1:S11-7. doi: 10.1007/s10072-013-1360-6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23695037 (View on PubMed)

Martin P., Meadows G., Piterman L., Sharman M., Reece J., & Milgrom J. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective for Comorbid Chronic Headache, Depression. Retrieved December 23, 2014, from http://www.psychcongress.com/article/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-effective-comorbid-chronic-headache-depression-12514, 2013.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Nimnuan C., & Srikiatkhachorn A. Migraine: Psychiatric comorbidities. Retrieved January 25, 2015, from http://www.medmerits.com/index.php/article/migraine_psychiatric_comorbidities, 2011.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Saper JR. Pearls from an inpatient headache unit. Headache. 2008 Jun;48(6):820-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2008.01141.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18549359 (View on PubMed)

Shapiro R, Goadsby P. The long drought: the dearth of public funding for headache research. Cephalalgia. 2007 Sep;27(9):991-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01396.x. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17727471 (View on PubMed)

Muñoz, R. & Miranda, J. (1986, Revised 1993). Group Therapy Manual for Cognitive-behavioral Treatment of Depression. San Francisco General Hospital, Depression Clinic. Available from the author. University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco General Hospital, 1001 Potrero Avenue, Suite 7M, San Francisco, CA 94110.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

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.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 12707434 (View on PubMed)

Castien RF, van der Windt DA, Dekker J, Mutsaers B, Grooten A. Effectiveness of manual therapy compared to usual care by the general practitioner for chronic tension-type headache: design of a randomised clinical trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2009 Feb 12;10:21. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-10-21.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19216763 (View on PubMed)

Frediani F, Villani V. Migraine and depression. Neurol Sci. 2007 May;28 Suppl 2:S161-5. doi: 10.1007/s10072-007-0771-7.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17508165 (View on PubMed)

Hamelsky SW, Lipton RB. Psychiatric comorbidity of migraine. Headache. 2006 Oct;46(9):1327-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00576.x.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 17040330 (View on PubMed)

Sammons M. Treatment of head pain with psychotropics. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 36(6): 611-614, 2005.

Reference Type RESULT

Shulman, R. (2013, May 17). Psychiatric Aspects of Headache, Pain and Depression [Webinar]. In National Headache Foundation Webinar Series. Retrieved January 30, 2015 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n3BTs6-fFU&list=PL6bpjkbYtk-MBnNjRF7pAxzBJI52_XdPd.

Reference Type RESULT

Smitherman TA, McDermott MJ, Buchanan EM. Negative impact of episodic migraine on a university population: quality of life, functional impairment, and comorbid psychiatric symptoms. Headache. 2011 Apr;51(4):581-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2011.01857.x.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 21457242 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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002322

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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