Outcome measures for assessing the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in frequent episodic or chronic migraine: a Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this Delphi survey was to establish an international consensus on the most useful outcome measures for research on the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for migraine. This is important, since guidelines for pharmacological trials recommend measuring the frequency of headaches with 50% reduction considered a clinically meaningful effect. It is unclear whether the same recommendations apply to complementary (or adjunct) non-pharmacological approaches, whether the same cut-off levels need to be considered for effectiveness when used as an adjunct or stand-alone intervention, and what is meaningful to patients.

Setting

University-initiated international survey.

Participants

The expert panel was chosen based on publications on non-pha

SUBMITTER: Luedtke K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7044826 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature