Effectiveness of Mindfulness Meditation vs Headache Education for Adults With Migraine: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Migraine is the second leading cause of disability worldwide. Most patients with migraine discontinue medications due to inefficacy or adverse effects. Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) may provide benefit.

Objective

To determine if MBSR improves migraine outcomes and affective/cognitive processes compared with headache education.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized clinical trial of MBSR vs headache education included 89 adults who experienced between 4 and 20 migraine days per month. There was blinding of participants (to active vs comparator group assignments) and principal investigators/data analysts (to group assignment).

Interventions

Participants underwent MBSR (standardized training in mindfulness/yoga) or headache educa

SUBMITTER: Wells RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7737157 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature