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. 2024 Aug 28:41:101362.
doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101362. eCollection 2024 Oct.

Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of neurofeedback mindfulness in chronic migraines

Faly Golshan  1 , Rachel Lysenko  1 , Monika Nabi Zade  1 , Parham Alibolandi  1 , Haley Block  2 , Paul Masiowski  2 , Megan E O'Connell  1 , Gloria Sun  2 , Marla Mickleborough  1
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Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of neurofeedback mindfulness in chronic migraines

Faly Golshan et al. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. .

Abstract

Chronic migraine is a debilitating headache disorder that is associated with excessive analgesic use. As the long-term use of analgesics could cause additional headaches due to medication overuse, there is a need to probe efficient nonprophylactic alternatives and migraineurs' long-term adherence to such possible treatments. This protocol investigates the integration of neurofeedback and mindfulness which are the two common nonpharmacological therapies for migraines. We offer the use of portable EEG headbands for easy home-based data collection and consistent data access from researchers. In order to evaluate the efficacy of this recommended intervention, this is a protocol for a randomized control trial with a waitlisted group and an intervention group consisting of a daily attention task. The protocol presents important criteria which should be checked for consistency in longitudinal data collection from adults with chronic migraine.

Keywords: Chronic migraine; Mindfulness; Neurofeedback; Nonprophylactic treatments; Randomized controlled trials.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Flowchart for intervention procedure in the study.
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The assigned tasks for each of the study groups.
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The flowchart for Participant Recruitment.
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