Status:
COMPLETED
Headstrong Intervention for Pediatric Headache
Lead Sponsor:
Michael Rapoff, Ph.D.
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Conditions:
Chronic Headaches
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-12 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Purpose of this study is to determine if a CD-ROM computer program (called "Headstrong") is effective in helping children cope with chronic headaches.
Detailed Description
Children, 7-12 years, with recurrent headaches are randomly assigned to an educational CD-ROM program or the Headstrong CD-ROM program. We anticipate that those assigned to the active (Headstrong) pro...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- 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
- Exclusion criteria:
- 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
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
35 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00269581
Start Date
August 1 2004
End Date
May 1 2010
Last Update
September 25 2012
Active Locations (2)
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1
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
2
Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108