Effect of Breathing Techniques on Migraine Attacks and Severity

NCT ID: NCT05536635

Last Updated: 2024-09-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

86 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-11-01

Study Completion Date

2023-11-01

Brief Summary

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Background:

Migraine is a very common neurobiological disorder caused by increased excitability of the Central Nervous System. It is among the causes of the highest morbidity worldwide. Migraine has considerable economic and social impact ; affects the quality of life of patients and disrupts work life, social activities and family life. To decrease the frequency and severity of migraine attacks may be the first goal than treating the attacks.

The study was designed as a Parallel Group, Add on, Randomized Controlled Experiment in order to observe the effects of breathing techniques on migraine-like headaches, frequency and severity.

Methods:

Participants will be divided into 2 parallel arms, intervention and control (treatment as usual). Cluster randomization will be performed to prevent intergroup contamination. Breathing techniques will be taught to the intervention group by the researcher. Both groups will continue to use pharmacotherapy for migraine. Both groups will be evaluated with migraine disability level (MIDAS) at the beginning and end of the study. The primary output of the study is to evaluate the effect of breathing techniques on the frequency and severity of attacks in migraine-like headaches. The secondary output is to evaluate the effect of breathing techniques on the MIDAS level.

Discussion:

The results of the study will provide information about the effect of breathing techniques on migraine-like headaches. The results of this study will contribute to the literature, since migraine is among the chronic diseases and pharmacotherapy options are limited.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Migraine Headaches Breathing Techniques

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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breathing techniques

The patients in the intervention group will be taught and practiced breathing technique. Breathing techniques will be taught face-to-face by the researcher to the patients in the intervention group. The participant will breathe through one nostril at a natural rate and depth, while the other nostril will be closed with the thumb or forefinger. After the act of breathing, it will open the closed nostril, close the open nostril and breathe naturally. As explained later, they will continue the cycle with the act of breathing. This process is described as a loop.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

breathing techniques

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Intervention will be daily use of breathing techniques thought by the researcher as explained in detail in arm/group descriptions

treatment as usual

The control group will continue his/her usual treatment as advised by the physician.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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breathing techniques

Intervention will be daily use of breathing techniques thought by the researcher as explained in detail in arm/group descriptions

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Are 18-50 Age
* Have a computer and/or smart phone
* Have an internet connection that can be used at home and at work (with a computer or smart phone)
* Are volunteer to participate in the research
* Have Frequency of attacks less than 3 months
* Fulfil diagnostic criteria of migraine like headaches

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe anatomical defect in the airway
* Pregnancy
* Having any diagnosed psychiatric disease
* Using psychiatric medication
* Having speech and hearing problems
* Having any chronic disease which may be worsening by taking deep breath
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Dokuz Eylul University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Oğulcan Çöme

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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ogulcan D come, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Dokuz Eylul University Medical School

Locations

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Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine

Izmir, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Other Identifiers

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7201

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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