Status:

COMPLETED

Aerobic Endurance Training vs. Relaxation Training in Patients With Migraine

Lead Sponsor:

Universität Duisburg-Essen

Conditions:

Migraine

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a single centre, open label, prospective, randomized study on the prophylactic effect of moderate aerobic endurance training versus relaxation training in patients with migraine.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient's signature on the informed consent document \[each patient should be given ample time to read (or have read to them) the consent form, ask any questions they may have regarding the trial and have a clear understanding of the trial and the procedures involved prior to the signing of the consent form\].
  • Patients have a clinical diagnosis of migraine with or without aura according to IHS criteria at least one year prior to enrollment.
  • Patients have a clinical diagnosis of migraine with or without aura and in addition a clinical diagnosis of tension type headache according to IHS criteria, if patients are able to differentiate between the two headache diagnoses and if migraine is more frequent in these patients
  • Patients that report at least three headache days per month

Exclusion

  • Diseases or disabilities that disqualify to perform either aerobic endurance training or relaxation training
  • Language difficulties that disable to fill out questionnaires
  • Pregnancy
  • Additional diagnosis of secondary headache according to the IHS criteria

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

56 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01407861

Start Date

July 1 2011

End Date

November 1 2014

Last Update

December 3 2014

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Department of Neurology, University of Duisburg-Essen

Essen, Germany, 45147