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Clinical Trial
. 1988 Oct;30(5):626-31.
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1988.tb04800.x.

Relaxation prophylaxis for childhood migraine: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

P J McGrath  1 , P Humphreys, J T Goodman, D Keene, P Firestone, P Jacob, S J Cunningham
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Clinical Trial

Relaxation prophylaxis for childhood migraine: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

P J McGrath et al. Dev Med Child Neurol. 1988 Oct.

Abstract

A randomized controlled trial was used to evaluate the effectiveness of relaxation training in the treatment of paediatric migraine. Relaxation training was compared with-two control groups (psychological placebo and 'own best efforts') in a total of 99 children and adolescents with frequent migraine. Daily recording of the headaches following treatment, three months after treatment and at the one-year follow-up indicated that all three treatments were equally effective. The importance of the use of adequate control conditions which generate equivalent expectancies in pain treatment research was confirmed.

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