Headache Education and Awareness vs. Daily Mindfulness Strategies - Understanding Pain

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Conditions studied: Migraine, Migraine in Adolescence

In brief

The goal of this study (supported by and included in the NIH HEAL Initiative: https://heal.nih.gov/) is to learn if a fully virtual study comparing two telehealth group interventions for adolescents with migraine is feasible and acceptable: 1. Telehealth group mindfulness-based intervention 2. Telehealth group headache education

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07513662

Run by

University of Colorado, Denver

People needed

72

Starts

2026-10-01

Expected to finish

2028-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-10

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 12 to 17 years old
• Diagnosed with migraine by medical provider using criteria from the International Classification of Headache Disorders, Third Edition
• Patient report of at least 6 headache days per month
• At least mild headache-related disability, as assessed by PedMIDAS score > 10
• Stable dose (≥4 weeks) of prophylactic migraine medication or no current prophylactic medication at enrollment
• Adolescent participant fluent in English for the intervention content

You may not qualify if…

• Currently engaged in, or previously received 4 or more sessions of behavioral interventions for pain management (e.g., mindfulness or cognitive-behavioral therapy) in the past 6 months
• Current psychiatric crisis (e.g., active suicidal ideation)
• Cognitive impairments or developmental delays that interfere with their ability to participate in the study
• Inability to provide consent/assent

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital Colorado — Aurora, Colorado, United States

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