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The feasibility, desirability and effects of physical activity coaching and feedback on the level of physical activity of patients with migraine - a pilot study

Completed
Conditions
Migraine
10019231
Registration Number
NL-OMON46031
Lead Sponsor
Erasmus MC, afdeling Psychiatrie, sectie Medische Psychologie
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

- Diagnosed by a neurologist based on the International Classification of Headache
Disorders-II-criteria
- Age between 18 and 65
- Frequency of 2-8 attacks per month
- Unsuccessfully tried at least 2 prophylactic medications for migraine
- Being ready for change (measured with the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment, URICA-E2) (Lerdal et al. 2009)

Exclusion Criteria

- Unable to speak, read or write Dutch
- Being pregnant
- A serious psychological or psychiatric disorder
- Taking part in top-class sport
- Migraine attacks 15 or more days a month

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The main study parameters are the feasibility and desirability of the<br /><br>intervention (experience of the patients with migraine, the neurologists and<br /><br>the coach with the intervention; drop-out rates, costs of the coaching) and<br /><br>secondary effects on the level of physical activity, the migraine status, and<br /><br>the healthcare costs). </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Migraine status (frequency, duration & intensity of the migraine attacks,<br /><br>Headache Impact Test (HIT-6, Yang et al. 2011)), level of physical activity<br /><br>(Activ8, (Horemans et al) & SQUASH (Wendel * Vos et al. 2003)),self-perceived<br /><br>fitness (International FItness Scale (IFIS, Ortega et al. 2011), self-efficacy<br /><br>(HMSE, French et al. 2000; Merelle et al. 2008) and quality of life (SF-36,<br /><br>Aaronson et al 1998). </p><br>
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