Effects of Aerobic Exercise Within a Behavioral Treatment Program for Chronic Headaches
Additive Effects of Aerobic Exercise to a Standard Behavioral Self-Management Program for Chronic Headaches
調査の概要
詳細な説明
Aerobic exercise has long been discussed as a potential treatment for chronic headaches, though research in this area has been somewhat limited. It is warranted to consider the effectiveness of aerobic exercise as part of a larger headache management intervention. Early research in this area suggests that including an exercise component in conjunction with other effective forms of headache management, such as progressive muscle relaxation, biofeedback, and stress management, is associated with improvement in number of days with a headache, headache pain intensity and mood. None of these studies have specifically analyzed the effectiveness of the aerobic exercise component, though Lemestra et al. (2002) noted that participants who continued with their exercise regimen had better overall outcomes three months after the intervention ended.
Given the high rates of obesity and the fact that many people do not meet the minimum daily requirement for exercise, it is worthwhile to investigate the additive effect of exercise to behavioral headache interventions.
研究の種類
入学 (実際)
段階
- 適用できない
連絡先と場所
研究場所
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Mississippi
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Jackson、Mississippi、アメリカ、39216
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
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参加基準
適格基準
就学可能な年齢
健康ボランティアの受け入れ
受講資格のある性別
説明
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of chronic headache (according to International Headache Association (IHA) guidelines) by research personnel
- Interested in receiving behavioral treatment for chronic headaches
- Engaged in less than 60 minutes/week of physical activity in the past 3 months
- Physically capable of engaging in a regular exercise routine
- Interested in in taking part in a regular exercise routine
- Regular internet access (at least once a week)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Males
- Unable to access internet at least once a week
- Currently engaging in regular exercise
- Not interested in participating in regular exercise
- Not capable of safely exercising
- Pregnant, nursing, or planning on becoming pregnant during the course of the study
- Does not meet IHA diagnostic criteria for chronic headache
- Not interested in behavioral headache treatment
- Diagnosis of Medication Overuse Headache, or headaches related to a physical or neurological disorder
- Cognitive or other forms of impairment that would decrease ability to fully engage in treatment
研究計画
研究はどのように設計されていますか?
デザインの詳細
- 主な目的:処理
- 割り当て:ランダム化
- 介入モデル:並列代入
- マスキング:なし(オープンラベル)
武器と介入
参加者グループ / アーム |
介入・治療 |
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実験的:Exercise-Start (ES)
The ES group will receive standard behavioral treatment in the Self-Management Training Program for Chronic Headaches.
In addition to this material, participants in this group will receive an exercise prescription for 20 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity at the beginning of Week 1.
The exercise prescription will increase to 25 minutes in Week 2, and 30 minutes in Week 3.
They are asked to maintain 30 minutes per day of exercise through Week 8. Participants choose the type of exercise, and have the option to break it up into 10-minute increments throughout the day.
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This behavioral treatment program consists of behavioral approaches to headache management: progressive muscle relaxation, stress-management training, and biofeedback.
Skills for these techniques are presented during the clinic sessions, and supplemented with workbooks and audio CDs.
In addition, all participants will receive a graduated exercise prescription of 20-30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise, five days per week.
They will be instructed to assess the intensity of their exercise using the Borg perceived exertion scale.
Client contact sessions are as follows: Clinic Session (CS)1; Phone Session (PS) 1 (end of week1), CS 2 (end of week 4); PS 2 (end of week 6); CS 3 (end of week 8).
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実験的:Exercise-Middle (EM)
The EM group will receive standard behavioral treatment in the Self-Management Training Program for Chronic Headaches.In addition to this material, participants in this group will receive an exercise prescription for 20 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity at the beginning of Week 5.
The exercise prescription will increase to 25 minutes in Week 6, and 30 minutes in Week 7.
They are asked to maintain 30 minutes per day of exercise through Week 8. Participants choose the type of exercise, and have the option to break it up into 10-minute increments throughout the day.
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This behavioral treatment program consists of behavioral approaches to headache management: progressive muscle relaxation, stress-management training, and biofeedback.
Skills for these techniques are presented during the clinic sessions, and supplemented with workbooks and audio CDs.
In addition, all participants will receive a graduated exercise prescription of 20-30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise, five days per week.
They will be instructed to assess the intensity of their exercise using the Borg perceived exertion scale.
Client contact sessions are as follows: Clinic Session (CS)1; Phone Session (PS) 1 (end of week1), CS 2 (end of week 4); PS 2 (end of week 6); CS 3 (end of week 8).
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この研究は何を測定していますか?
主要な結果の測定
結果測定 |
メジャーの説明 |
時間枠 |
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Patient-reported headache-free days per week
時間枠:2 weeks prior to treatment through 2 weeks post-treatment
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Patients are asked to report the number of days per week they do no experience headaches
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2 weeks prior to treatment through 2 weeks post-treatment
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二次結果の測定
結果測定 |
メジャーの説明 |
時間枠 |
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Headache Disability Index (HDI)
時間枠:baseline, 8 weeks, 10 weeks
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HDI is a 25-item questionnaire that assesses headache-related functional and emotional disability in chronic headache sufferers.
Participants respond to items using a 3-point scale: "yes," "sometimes," or "no."
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baseline, 8 weeks, 10 weeks
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Highest weekly headache intensity
時間枠:2 weeks prior to treatment through 2 weeks post-treatment
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Patients are asked to report the the intensity of their worst headache during the past week, using a 0 (pain-free) to 10 (extremely intense pain) scale.
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2 weeks prior to treatment through 2 weeks post-treatment
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Composite Depression/Anxiety Screening Scale (PHQ-4)
時間枠:2 weeks prior to treatment through 2 weeks follow-up
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This is a 4-item measure assessing symptoms of anxiety and depression in the past two weeks.
Participants respond on a 4 point scale: 0=Not at all; 1=Several days; 2=More than half of the days; 3=Nearly every day.
When this measure is administered during the course of treatment (weekly) participants will be asked to respond based on their experiences in the past week.
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2 weeks prior to treatment through 2 weeks follow-up
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協力者と研究者
捜査官
- 主任研究者:Donald Penzien, Ph.D.、University of Mississippi Medical Center
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