The goal for this pilot study is to assess the acceptability of two online self-guided programs for migraines. The programs are part of the investigators' collection of "my Wireless Headache Interventions" (myWHI). The Specialized Program for Headache Reduction (SPHERE) is a program that teaches cognitive and behavioural skills/techniques to help manage headaches. The PeRsonalized Intervention for Self-Management of Migraine (PRISM) helps users to discover their headache triggers and provides recommendations for managing them. This pilot will also assess the feasibility of the study protocol to inform a full scale randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Brief Title

Testing myWHI: Online Self-guided Programs for Migraine

Official Title

Testing the Feasibility of Two Self-guided Web-based Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults With Migraine: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Brief Summary

The goal for this pilot study is to assess the acceptability of two online self-guided<br /> programs for migraines. The programs are part of the investigators' collection of "my<br /> Wireless Headache Interventions" (myWHI). The Specialized Program for Headache Reduction<br /> (SPHERE) is a program that teaches cognitive and behavioural skills/techniques to help manage<br /> headaches. The PeRsonalized Intervention for Self-Management of Migraine (PRISM) helps users<br /> to discover their headache triggers and provides recommendations for managing them. This<br /> pilot will also assess the feasibility of the study protocol to inform a full scale<br /> randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Outcome Measures

Outcome measures are the tests that investigators perform to prove whether or not a treatment being tested in a clinical trial is having any effect.

Inclusion Criteria:

  -  aged 14-35 years

  -  fluent in the English language (i.e., speaking, reading and writing);

  -  suffer from headaches for a minimum of one year

  -  stable pattern of headache symptoms (e.g., headache frequency, severity, location of
     pain, symptoms associated with headache) for the past 6 months

  -  suffer from migraine headaches as indicated with a score of 2 and above on the ID
     Migraine

  -  use the Smartphone for activities other than texting and calling (e.g., email,
     Facebook)

  -  have daily Internet access from their Smartphone

  -  minimum of four headache days during 4 weeks of using an electronic headache diary

Exclusion Criteria:

  -  health care professional has not ruled out any underlying medical condition related to
     their headaches (e.g., head trauma, meningitis)

  -  are pregnant, planning to get pregnant (in the next 4 to 6 months), or breastfeeding

  -  have an impairment which compromises their ability to give informed consent

  -  having been diagnosed with psychosis and/or schizophrenia

  -  they complete less than 50% of daily entries (i.e., less than 14 daily entries) in an
     electronic headache dairy