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Out Of This World: Virtual Reality Meditation for Migraine Management.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Migraine
Neurological - Other neurological disorders
Registration Number
ACTRN12623001063606
Lead Sponsor
The University of South Australia
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
12
Inclusion Criteria

Meet ICHD criteria for chronic OR episodic migraine
-Sufficient upper limb and neck mobility to install head mounted display (HMD) and navigate software.
-Smart phone access.
-Fluent English.
-Pre-menopausal females, aged 18-45 with a regular menstrual cycle of 25-35 days.
-Must have headache as a main symptom.

Exclusion Criteria

-Hearing/vision difficulties sufficient to impair VR experience.
-Epilepsy or claustrophobia.
-Severe psychiatric co- morbidities.
-Significant change in treatment in 3 months preceding study.
-Self-reported susceptibility to motion sickness

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
System usability<br>Measurement tool-System Usability Scale. [ Study Completion<br>Completion would be at the mid luteal phase of menstrual cycle 4. We aim to complete outcome measure within 7 days of study completion. ];Adherence.<br>Measurement tool-Adherence self report questionnaire. <br>Usage logged automatically by head mounted display. [ End of intervention phase ( within 7 days) ]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Self reported pain intensity using numerical pain rating scale. <br>Recorded via a daily symptom diary. [ Daily.<br>Participants will be asked to record daily- ( will score zero if they are not experiencing pain on that day) They will be required to record this from day one of the study to study completion. ( mid luteal phase menstrual cycle 4) ];Headache Frequency[ Using the daily diary. They will record on a daily basis. <br>They will be required to complete the daily diary from day 1 of the study to study completion ( mid luteal phase of menstrual cycle 4) ]
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