Exploring the Effect of the Transcendental Meditation® Technique on Migraine Frequency, Intensity, and Functionality: A Single-Arm Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Migraine, Migraine With or Without Aura

In brief

This research will explore the effect of the Transcendental Meditation® Technique on migraine intensity and frequency. It will be a single-arm pilot study involving 30 participants recruited from migraine treatment facilities and support groups in the US.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06695156

Run by

Maharishi International University

People needed

30

Starts

2024-08-28

Expected to finish

2026-05-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of migraine with or without aura, based on ICHD3 criteria
• 4 and above migraine days/month.
• · Episodic (4-14) vs chronic migraine (15+)
• ≥ one-year history of migraines starting before the age of 50.
• ≥ 18 years old or ≤ 60 Years old
• Willing to attend follow-up sessions.
• Willing to practice TM twice a day for 20 minutes.
• Fluent in English.
• Willing to continue the same medication without any additional medicine
• In good general health, with no other diseases expected to interfere with the study.

You may not qualify if…

• > 60 years old or < 18 Years old
• Already practicing Transcendental Meditation.
• Pre-diagnosed major systemic illness or unstable medical/psychiatric condition (eg, suicide risk) requiring immediate treatment or that could compromise protocol adherence
• Medication overuse headache (MOH)
• Current/planned pregnancy or breastfeeding
• New prophylactic migraine medicine started within 4 weeks of the screening visit
• Unwilling to maintain stable migraine medication dosages
• Failure to complete baseline headache logs.

Where it is running

• Georgetown Headache Center and DC area — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.