Aerobic endurance training versus relaxation training in patients with migraine (ARMIG): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Migraine is one of the most frequent headache diseases and impairs patients' quality of life. Up to now, many randomized studies reported efficacy of prophylactic therapy with medications such as beta-blockers or anti-epileptic drugs. Non-medical treatment, like aerobic endurance training, is considered to be an encouraging alternative in migraine prophylaxis. However, there is still a lack of prospective, high-quality randomized trials. We therefore designed a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of aerobic endurance training versus relaxation training in patients with migraine (ARMIG).

Methods

This is a single-center, open-label, prospective, randomized trial. Sixty participants with migraine are randomly allocated to either endurance training or

SUBMITTER: Totzeck A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3492021 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature