Cited by 37Migraine and Headache StudiesDigital Mental Health InterventionsTemporomandibular Joint Disorders

Short-term effectiveness of an online behavioral training in migraine self-management: A randomized controlled trial

Kleiboer, Annet, Sorbi, Marjolijn, van Silfhout, Marieke, Kooistra, Lisa, Passchier, Jan·2014·Behaviour Research and Therapy

Abstract

Behavioral training (BT) is recommended as a supplementary preventive treatment for migraine. Online interventions have been successful in promoting health behavior change, the evidence for online BT in migraine is limited, however. This randomized controlled trial aimed to determine the post-treatment effectiveness of online BT (n = 195) compared to a waitlist control group (WLC; n = 173) on migraine attack frequency (primary outcome), headache self-efficacy and locus of control (secondary outcomes). BT aims to counteract attacks in the prodromal stage through early detection of prodromal features and self-management via physical relaxation and cognitive behavioral regulation, and was offered with minimal e-mail support in eight online lessons. Results showed that 120 (62%) participants completed BT. A decrease of 20-25% in migraine attack frequency was found in both conditions without a between-group difference (ES = 0.02, p = .71). BT participants improved more than WLC participants on migraine related self-efficacy (ES = 0.86, p < .001), developed more internal (ES = 0.57, p < .001), and less external control (ES = 0.78, p < .001). To conclude, results at post-training did not corroborate that improvements in migraine attack frequency were due to online BT, the waitlist control group improved accordingly. However, positive effects of BT on self-efficacy and locus of control were established. We have to await the long term effects to see if improvements in psychological variables translate to a reduction in migraine headache.

Integrity signals

Registry

Crossref · 10.1016/j.brat.2014.07.009

Cites

56 of 56 references verified0 citation errors · 0 not checkable

Statistics

Recomputing p-values needs the paper’s full text.

Claims the paper makes

This paper’s full text isn’t openly available, so its claims and self-check weren’t run. The registry and citation checks still apply.

Claims other papers make about this one

Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?

Cites

Flagged first, then by citations

Cited by

Sorted by citations

Authors
Kleiboer, A., Sorbi, M., van Silfhout, M., Kooistra, L., & Passchier, J.
Affiliations
  • Utrecht University (NL)
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Corresponding author
Kleiboer, Annet
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-10
Volume
61
Pages
61-69
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1998052251
Cited by
37
References
56
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
FWCI
3.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • VU Research Portal (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Health Insurers Innovation Foundation (Innovatiefonds Zorgverzekeraars) (1871)
  • Utrecht University Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Complementary and Manual Therapy › Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
Keywords
migraine, migraine frequency, locus of control, prodromal symptoms, relaxation training, waitlist control
MeSH terms
Adult, Behavior Therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Migraine Disorders, Self Care, Treatment Outcome

About these checks

Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.

Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.

Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.

What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›

Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review