Efficacy of psychological treatment for headache disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lee, Hye Jeong; Lee, Jin Hyeok; Cho, Eun Young; Kim, Sun Mi; Yoon, Seoyoung

doi:10.1186/s10194-019-0965-4

The Journal of Headache and Pain

Table 1 Summary of characteristics of included studies

From: Efficacy of psychological treatment for headache disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study ID	Published country	Headache type	Intervention used in study arms (N)	Control group N	Duration of intervention	Outcome measure	Time of outcome measure
K. A. Foster et al., 2004	USA	Primary headache	Attention control (6)	12	6 weeks	Frequency attack Intensity, duration, medication usage, self-reported HQOL	6 weeks
K. A. Foster et al., 2004	USA	Primary headache	Trager treatment (11)	12	6 weeks		6 weeks
E. B. Blanchard et al., 1991	USA	Tension type headache	Progressive muscle relaxation with home practice (14)	6	8 weeks	HI, HI improvement MI	12 weeks
E. B. Blanchard et al., 1991	USA	Tension type headache	Progressive muscle relaxation without home practice (13)	6	8 weeks	HI, HI improvement MI	12 weeks
E. B. Blanchard et al., 1991	USA	Migraine	Thermal biofeedback with home practice (18)	10	6 weeks	HI MI	10 weeks
E. B. Blanchard et al., 1991	USA	Migraine	Thermal biofeedback without home practice (19)	10	6 weeks	HI MI	10 weeks
T. Finn et al., 1991	USA	Tension type headache	Progressive muscle relaxation (8)	9	10 weeks	Frequency attack Duration, severity, headache free days	10 weeks, 2 months
			Rational-emotive therapy (8)
			Headache discussion (10)
H. Mo’tamedi et al., 2012	Iran	Primary headache	Acceptance and commitment therapy (15)	15	8 weeks	MIDAS Intensity, duration	8 weeks
D. Kewman et al., 1980	USA	Migraine	Skin temperature biofeedback,raise finger temperature (11)	11	9 weeks + 1 day	Frequency attack Duration, number of symptoms, disability, composite medication rating	15 weeks
D. Kewman et al., 1980	USA	Migraine	Skin temperature biofeedback, lower finger temperature (12)	11	9 weeks + 1 day		15 weeks
A. Kleiboer et al., 2014	Netherlands	Migraine	Online behavioral training in migraine self-management (195)	173	8 weeks	Frequency day, MIDAS HMSE, HSLC, MSQOL, intensity	8 weeks
P. D’Souza et al., 2008	USA	Migraine	Relaxation training (28)	31	4 weeks	Frequency day, MIDAS Severity	1 month, 3 months
		Migraine	Written emotional disclosure (31)	31
		Tension type headache	Relaxation training (17)	17
		Tension type headache	Written emotional disclosure (17)	17
B. Meyer et al., 2016	Germany	Migraine	Progressive muscle relaxation (16)	19	6 weeks	Frequency day	6 weeks, 18 weeks
R. E. Wells et al., 2014	USA	Migraine	Mindfulness-based stress reduction (10)	9	8 weeks	Frequency attack, disability Severity, Duration, HIT-6, Headache management self efficacy, Migraine-specific quality of life	8 weeks, 12 weeks
V. Bembalgi et al., 2012	India	Tension type headache	Auditory galvanic skin resistance biofeedback (30)	31	Not specified (15 sessions)	Frequency attack Duration, intensity	6 months after treatment
			Visual galvanic skin resistance biofeedback (30)
			Combined galvanic skin resistance biofeedback (30)
O. Slavin-Spenny et al., 2013	USA	Primary headache	Relaxation training (48)	49	6 weeks	Frequency day, MIDAS Severity, duration	10 weeks
O. Slavin-Spenny et al., 2013	USA	Primary headache	Anger awareness and expression training (50)	49	6 weeks	Frequency day, MIDAS Severity, duration	10 weeks
H. Mansourishad et al., 2017	Iran	Migraine	Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (13)	13	1 month	Frequency attack Intensity, duration	1 month, 3 months
E. H. Kang et al., 2009	Korea	Migraine	Biofeedback-assisted autogenic training (17)	15	4 weeks	HI improvement	2 weeks, 4 weeks
P. Bruhn et al., 1979	Denmark	Tension type headache	Electromyographic feedback therapy (13)	10	8 weeks	HI improvement Drug intake, Duration	8 weeks, 20 weeks
K. A. Appelbaum et al., 1990	USA	Tension type headache	Progressive muscle relaxation training (16)	8	8 weeks	HI, HI improvement MI	12 weeks
K. A. Appelbaum et al., 1990	USA	Tension type headache	Progressive muscle relaxation training plus selected cognitive stress coping techniques (17)	8	8 weeks	HI, HI improvement MI	12 weeks
V. Bembalgi et al., 2013	India	Tension type headache	Electromyography biofeedback (23)	22	Not specified (15 sessions)	Frequency attack Intensity, duration, analgesic usage	1 month, 6 months, 12 months
V. Bembalgi et al., 2013	India	Tension type headache	Galvanic skin resistance biofeedback (22)	22	Not specified (15 sessions)	Frequency attack Intensity, duration, analgesic usage	1 month, 6 months, 12 months
P. Martin et al., 2007	Australia	Primary headache	Cognitive behavioral therapy (18)	13	2 months	HI improvement Medication use	2 months, 6 months, 12 months
P. Martin et al., 2007	Australia	Primary headache	Temporal pulse amplitude biofeedback training (19)	13	2 months	HI improvement Medication use	2 months, 6 months, 12 months
L. A. Rokicki et al., 1997	USA	Tension type headache	Combined relaxation and electromyographic biofeedback therapy (30)	14	3 weeks	HI, HI improvement Headache free days, medication intake, headache activity	3 weeks
S. Cathcart et al., 2014	Australia	Tension type headache	Mindfulness-based therapy (23)	19	3 weeks	Frequency day Intensity, duration	3 weeks
J. Gauthier et al., 1983	Canada	Migraine	Temporal Artery Constriction feedback (7)	7	2 months	Frequency day Intensity, duration, medication	2 m
J. Gauthier et al., 1983	Canada	Migraine	Temporal artery dilation feedback (7)	7	2 months	Frequency day Intensity, duration, medication	2 m
G. Pickering et al., 2012	France	Migraine	Autogenic training (29)	29	2 months	Frequency day Headache score, analgesics consumption	2 months, 4 months
T. Devineni et al., 2005	USA	Primary headache	Progressive muscle relaxation plus cognitive stress coping therapy for tension-type headache, Autogenic training plus progressive muscle relaxation for migraine or mixed headache (39)	47	1 month	HI improvement HDI, MI	1 month
S. Cousins et al., 2015	UK	Migraine	Brief guided self-help cognitive behavioral therapy and relaxation treatment (36)	37	5 weeks	Frequency day, MIDAS HIT-6, mean number of days rescue medication used	4 months
E. Blanchard et al., 1990	USA	Primary headache	Thermal biofeedback with adjunctive relaxation training (32)	54 (Pseudo-meditation 24, WL 30)	2 months	HI, HI improvement MI	2 months
E. Blanchard et al., 1990	USA	Primary headache	Thermal biofeedback with adjunctive relaxation training plus cognitive therapy (30)	54 (Pseudo-meditation 24, WL 30)	2 months	HI, HI improvement MI	2 months
E. B. Blanchard et al., 1990	USA	Primary headache	Home based thermal biofeedback + relaxation training (30)	17	2 months	HI, HI improvement MI	2 months
E. B. Blanchard et al., 1990	USA	Primary headache	Home based thermal biofeedback + relaxation training plus instruction in cognitive stress coping techniques (29)	17	2 months	HI, HI improvement MI	2 months
M. Odawara et al., 2015	Japan	Migraine	Biofeedback (16)	11	10w	Frequency day Intensity, headache related disability	14 weeks

N, Number of subjects included in each study arm; HQOL, headache quality of life; HI, headache index; MI, medication index; MIDAS, migraine disability assessment; HMSE, headache management self-efficacy; HSLC, headache-specific locus of control scale; MSQOL, migraine specific quality of life; HIT-6, headache disability inventory; WL, waiting list

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