Effect of a Mindfulness program on patients with Tension Headache and chronic Migraine

Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsANZCTR
Year 2024
INTERVENTION: Subjects assigned to the intervention group will be contacted by telephone or email to give them instructions on downloading the “Petit BamBou” mobile application (www.petitbambou.com) to their electronic devices. Once this procedure is completed, you will be provided with a free access code to the platform for a period of 2 months. Once they have access to the application, they would be asked to listen to and follow the “Meditation of the day” instructions provided by the application for 2 non‐consecutive days a week, which is different each day. Minfulness App; The patient will be guided to focus on their breathing through a guided meditation using the Petit Bamboo ® meditation app. The 6/6 breathing will be used, 6 seconds for inspiration, 6 seconds for expiration. In order for the participants to concentrate on the audios by focusing their attention on them, they will be asked to remain seated, in silence, in a quiet place without noise. The inductions to mindfulness will consist of focusing attention on breathing and awareness in the present moment by focusing on the sensations of incoming and outgoing air, trying to concentrate on breathing movements without thinking, guided and recorded by professionals of mindfulness in Spanish using the audios of the app. The procedure is based on the studies of Huberty and Wells. The study variables will be measured at 2 moments: just before the start of the study and immediately after it (8 weeks); The evaluations will be carried out by self‐completing the surveys in online format (Microsoft Forms) that will be sent to each participant by email. CONDITION: Neurological ‐ Other neurological disorders Tension headache ;Chronic migraine; ; Tension headache ; Chronic migraine PRIMARY OUTCOME: ; The headache frequency questionnaires will be sent through a Microsoft Forms account created for this purpose..[Before and after completing the Mindfulness APP program, Headache Calendar questionnaires. will be sent through a Microsoft Forms account created for this purpose.; Baseline and immediately following the end of the 8‐week intervention program.; ; ; ; ; ] SECONDARY OUTCOME: Anxiety severity[Anxiety Sensitivity Index‐3 (ASI‐3) Baseline and immediately following the end of the 8‐week intervention program.] Daily physical activity rate[The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) Baseline and immediately following the end of the 8‐week intervention program.] Fear of pain[Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK‐11) Baseline and immediately following the end of the 8‐week intervention program.] Headache Impact on daily activities[Headache Impact Test (HIT‐6) Scale Baseline and immediately following the end of the 8‐week intervention program.] Sleep quality[Athens Sleep Questionnaire (ASQ) Baseline and immediately following the end of the 8‐week intervention program.] INCLUSION CRITERIA: The inclusion criteria are: ‐Patients with a medical diagnosis of Migraine according to the criteria of the Third edition of the international classification of Headaches ‐Men or Women between 18 and 65 years old ‐Subjects who have mobile devices such as Smartphones.
Epistemonikos ID: 30681195646aa8bf99dd9da4149a82c4113e43f4
First added on: Aug 28, 2024