Pilot Randomized Trial Comparing Personalized Chiropractic Care to Headache Health Education for Adults with Episodic Migraine

What this Trial Is About

Migraine is a chronic headache disorder that significantly affects quality of life and ranks among the top causes of disability worldwide. This research aims to study chiropractic care as a potential integrative treatment for adults with episodic migraine, comparing it to headache health education in a pilot randomized trial. The goal is to help design a larger, fully powered trial by assessing feasibility and refining methods at two academic medical centers. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups one receiving personalized chiropractic care consisting of 14 sessions over about 15 weeks, including spinal manipulation, exercises, and relaxation techniques the other receiving 14 interactive 15-minute headache health education sessions via videoconference. Both groups continue their usual medical care throughout the study. During participation, individuals will complete headache diaries and undergo assessments including questionnaires on migraine frequency, severity, disability, quality of life, and related symptoms over a period of 24 weeks. Feasibility outcomes such as recruitment, retention, and adherence will be tracked. The study includes baseline, initial follow-up, and final follow-up assessments to measure changes in migraine and related health outcomes.

Chiropractic Care for Episodic Migraine