Headstrong Intervention for Pediatric Headache

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Chronic Headaches

In brief

Purpose of this study is to determine if a CD-ROM computer program (called "Headstrong") is effective in helping children cope with chronic headaches.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00269581

Run by

Michael Rapoff, Ph.D.

People needed

35

Starts

2004-08-01

Expected to finish

2010-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-09-25

Who can join

Age: 7 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 7-12 years of age
• having recurrent, intermittent, nonmalignant headaches occurring on an average of at least once per week by parental or child report and separated by symptom-free periods
• having a diagnosis by a nurse practitioner, pediatrician, or pediatric neurologist of migraine, muscle-contraction, or chronic daily headaches

You may not qualify if…

• their medical history and/or neurological exam suggests that headaches are secondary to another physical or developmental condition
• their parents report they have been diagnosed with a mental health condition or they are receiving concurrent psychotherapy
• their baseline headache diaries indicate an average headache frequency of less than one per week

Where it is running

• University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States
• Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City — Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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