Testing the Feasibility of Two Self-guided Web-based Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Migraine: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Migraine Headache
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Proportion of consented participants who are randomized
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal for this pilot study is to assess the acceptability of two online self-guided programs for migraines. The programs are part of the investigators' collection of "my Wireless Headache Interventions" (myWHI). The Specialized Program for Headache Reduction (SPHERE) is a program that teaches cognitive and behavioural skills/techniques to help manage headaches. The PeRsonalized Intervention for Self-Management of Migraine (PRISM) helps users to discover their headache triggers and provides recommendations for managing them. This pilot will also assess the feasibility of the study protocol to inform a full scale randomized controlled trial (RCT).
Investigators
Anna Huguet
Research Scientist
IWK Health Centre
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •aged 14-35 years
- •fluent in the English language (i.e., speaking, reading and writing);
- •suffer from headaches for a minimum of one year
- •stable pattern of headache symptoms (e.g., headache frequency, severity, location of pain, symptoms associated with headache) for the past 6 months
- •suffer from migraine headaches as indicated with a score of 2 and above on the ID Migraine
- •use the Smartphone for activities other than texting and calling (e.g., email, Facebook)
- •have daily Internet access from their Smartphone
- •minimum of four headache days during 4 weeks of using an electronic headache diary
Exclusion Criteria
- •health care professional has not ruled out any underlying medical condition related to their headaches (e.g., head trauma, meningitis)
- •are pregnant, planning to get pregnant (in the next 4 to 6 months), or breastfeeding
- •have an impairment which compromises their ability to give informed consent
- •having been diagnosed with psychosis and/or schizophrenia
- •they complete less than 50% of daily entries (i.e., less than 14 daily entries) in an electronic headache dairy
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Proportion of consented participants who are randomized
Time Frame: After reaching our desired sample size for randomization
This is an exploratory study and we do not know how much time it will take for us to recruit our desired sample size. However, our maximum time frame is 1 year.
Proportion of consented participants who complete the baseline assessment
Time Frame: After reaching our desired sample size for randomization
This is an exploratory study and we do not know how much time it will take for us to recruit our desired sample size. However, our maximum time frame is 1 year.
Acceptability of the Internet-based interventions (i.e., PRISM and SPHERE) using the single-item Patients' Global Impression of Change Scale (PGIC)
Time Frame: At 4-mont post-randomization
Proportion of randomized participants who drop out
Time Frame: At 4-month post-randomization
Acceptability of the Internet-based interventions (i.e., PRISM and SPHERE) using the 8-item Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8)
Time Frame: At 4-mont post-randomization
Acceptability of the Internet-based interventions (i.e., PRISM and SPHERE) using the satisfaction interviews
Time Frame: At 4-mont post-randomization
Proportion of eligible participants who consent
Time Frame: After reaching our desired sample size for randomization
This is an exploratory study and we do not know how much time it will take for us to recruit our desired sample size. However, our maximum time frame is 1 year.
Average number of individuals who complete the online screening per month
Time Frame: After reaching our desired sample size for randomization
This is an exploratory study and we do not know how much time it will take for us to recruit our desired sample size. However, our maximum time frame is 1 year.
Proportion of recruited participants who are eligible for study entry
Time Frame: After reaching our desired sample size for randomization
This is an exploratory study and we do not know how much time it will take for us to recruit our desired sample size. However, our maximum time frame is 1 year.
Level of usage of the Internet-based interventions (i.e., PRISM and SPHERE). Intervention usage will be tracked automatically
Time Frame: At 4-month post-randomization
Proportion of randomized participants who complete the 4-month post-randomization assessment
Time Frame: At 4-month post-randomization
Proportion of participants in the control group who show clinically significant improvement (50% or greater reduction) from baseline in number of headache days in the last 4 weeks
Time Frame: At 4-mont post-randomization