Behavior Therapy vs Education for Persistent Headache After Mild TBI

Conditions

• Post-Traumatic Headache

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Headache reprocessing — BEHAVIORAL
  Behavior therapy focused on sensations and avoidance behaviors
• Headache education — BEHAVIORAL
  Education about ways to limit and manage headaches

Study Details

This study will test a new treatment, called Headache reprocessing, for persistent post-traumatic headache. The new treatment will be compared to a headache education intervention. The main objectives of the study are to examine the feasibility, safety, and clinical appropriateness of the new treatment.

Key Dates

Start date

Oct 1, 2027

Status verified

Dec 2025

Primary completion

Jan 1, 2030

Completion

Apr 1, 2030

Study Design

Enrollment

60 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: Headache reprocessing
  Behavior therapy focused on sensations and avoidance behaviors
• Active Comparator: Headache education
  Education about ways to limit and manage headaches

Primary Outcome Measure

Enrollment rate [ Time Frame: Typically up to 3 months, from initial referral to decision to enroll or not ]

Central Contacts

• Joel Fishbein
  (858) 642-3870
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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