Improving Health Outcomes of Migraine Patients Who Present to the Emergency Department

NCT ID: NCT02945839

Last Updated: 2019-11-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-12-28

Study Completion Date

2019-12-31

Brief Summary

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Collectively, evidence shows that a combination of medication and behavioral therapy is most effective for migraine care. The ED is a critical point of contact with the health care system for many migraine patients; in current practice, it is a missed opportunity to initiate and establish a comprehensive migraine management paradigm. Behavioral headache treatments (e.g., progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), biofeedback, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)) are effective migraine treatment options that are essentially free of side effects. PMR has also been successful as a technique that patients can do independently. Studies have shown that combination pharmacological-behavioral therapy is most effective for migraine treatment.

Several aspects of this study are innovative, including: 1. Initiation of preventive medication in a timely manner for migraineurs who present to the ED. 2. Introduction of PM+PMR in the ED at a time that can serve as a teachable moment. 3. Introduction of a smartphone application-based product (a minimal contact based behavioral therapy) in the ED setting to reduce headache disability, frequency, and intensity.

Detailed Description

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Investigators will conduct a randomized trial to evaluate the impact of a comprehensive migraine treatment program on the quality of life for migraineurs with frequent and disabling headaches who present to the ED. The intervention (PM+PMR) will combine acute treatment, migraine preventive medication-topiramate, and the APP with PMR. Data from patients in the intervention group will be compared with data from an enhanced usual care (EUC) group to examine the efficacy of the combined treatment effects.

Conditions

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Migraine

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Acute Treatment+ED-initiated preventive medication +PMR

All subjects will be discharged on acute migraine therapy (naproxen, triptan) unless there is a contraindication and will also be started on topiramate (25mg/night) with a plan to increase the dose every week by 25 mg up to 100 mg/night. Subjects will receive medicine along with progressive muscle relaxation therapy

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Preventative Medication (PM)

Intervention Type DRUG

Subjects in the PM group will be given acute migraine medication, preventive medication (topiramate), and the APP with the PMR component. The smartphone app and/or the electronic pill bottles will be used to monitor adherence.

Enhanced Usual Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

General Education Class consisting of basic migraine information of basic migraine information such as evidence-based ways to treat migraines: treat early, limit acute medications \< 2-3 days/week, and call the primary care physician (PCP) if abortive medications are used more frequently.

PMR (progressive muscle relaxation therapy)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Technique for learning to monitor and control the state of muscular tension

Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)

Subjects will be given a general education session consisting of basic migraine information such as evidence-based ways to treat migraines: treat early, limit acute medications \< 2-3 days/week, and call the primary care physician (PCP) if abortive medications are used more frequently. Any migraine treatment decisions on discharge will be left up to the ED attending. The RC will load the APP onto the subjects' smart phones but the PMR component will be blocked on the version of the APP that they receive. All subjects will be asked to track headache frequency, intensity, and acute medication use on the APP.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Enhanced Usual Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

General Education Class consisting of basic migraine information of basic migraine information such as evidence-based ways to treat migraines: treat early, limit acute medications \< 2-3 days/week, and call the primary care physician (PCP) if abortive medications are used more frequently.

Interventions

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Preventative Medication (PM)

Subjects in the PM group will be given acute migraine medication, preventive medication (topiramate), and the APP with the PMR component. The smartphone app and/or the electronic pill bottles will be used to monitor adherence.

Intervention Type DRUG

Enhanced Usual Care

General Education Class consisting of basic migraine information of basic migraine information such as evidence-based ways to treat migraines: treat early, limit acute medications \< 2-3 days/week, and call the primary care physician (PCP) if abortive medications are used more frequently.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

PMR (progressive muscle relaxation therapy)

Technique for learning to monitor and control the state of muscular tension

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Topiramate

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Meets migraine criteria based on Information in Study Manual or based on Headache expert opinion -4+ migraines a month
* Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) score \>5.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who have had Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Biofeedback or other Relaxation Therapy in the past year;
* Cognitive deficit or other physical problem with the potential to interfere with behavioral therapy; Alcohol or other substance abuse as determined by self-report or prior documentation in the medical record;
* Opioid or barbiturate use 10+ days a month;
* PHQ9 score of severe depression;
* Unable or unwilling to follow a treatment program that relies on written and audio recorded materials;
* Not having a smartphone.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

64 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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NYU Langone Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mia Minen, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

New York University Medical School

Locations

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New York University School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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16-00548

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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