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{"title":"Constricting Gaps: Protocol development, implementation challenges and lessons learned for the reality map of unmet needs for Palliative Care Interventions in advanced cancer patients study in Romania and Switzerland","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101360","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101360","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Patients with advanced cancer experience many symptoms and needs requiring a Palliative Care Intervention (PCI). Identifying gaps between needs for PCIs and experienced delivery may improve health care, furthermore the association of gaps with quality indicators (QI). The multicentre Romanian (RO)-Swiss (CH) reality map study implemented a novel protocol based on needs concepts and culturally adapted quality indicators (QI).</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>An interactive mapping guide measuring unmet needs for PCIs monthly over six months, patient characteristics (cognition, EAPC basic data set, Cofactors) and QI (Inappropriate Anticancer Treatment, High Symptom Burden [IPOS, EQ5D], Repeated ER Admissions, Aggressive End-of-Life Care, and Quality of Death-and-Dying) were developed, applying swiss standards for quality assurance. A composite endpoint (QI, cofactors) was planned. Finally, local solutions responding to gaps were piloted.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>From 308 patients (RO: 262, CH: 46, age 62j [mean], 74 % ECOG PS 1&amp;2, 81 % current anticancer treatment) baseline and first follow-up data revealed main gaps (symptom management, spiritual needs, family support), country differences (e.g. illness understanding, spiritual needs) and a significant association of the number of gaps with depression. Later data become less, and data quality on QI variable, revealing gaps in research conduct competences, resources, and applicability of over-sophisticated quality assurance tools. Nevertheless, the unmet needs data promoted local initiatives, 81 patients participated in feasibility studies. Finally, the joint experience stimulated academic developments and national integration of palliative care into oncology.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Pairing motivation and enthusiasm with more modest aims, feasibility testing of all outcomes and investment in research competences may disperse gaps.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37937,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865424001078/pdfft?md5=b74ce7b1dbbe5bda766e9f8e34705576&pid=1-s2.0-S2451865424001078-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142238455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Protocol for COACH, an evidence-based intervention for improved head impact safety in youth American football developed using a community-engaged approach","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101371","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101371","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Subconcussive, repetitive head impacts sustained in collision sports may negatively affect brain health. American football practices are controlled environments amenable to intervention. Engaging community members is essential for successful development, implementation, and sustainability of viable interventions. The objective of this study is to develop and pilot test an evidence-based intervention to reduce head impact exposure in youth American football (i.e., football), using a community-engaged approach. This manuscript describes the co-design of the intervention and associated implementation plan and the study protocol for evaluating the effectiveness and feasibility of the intervention and implementation plan. In the first part of this study, focus groups with parents and coaches, and individual interviews with organizational leaders associated with two teams at the middle school level were conducted. An anonymous survey assessing beliefs and perceptions of non-concussive head impacts was given to parents, coaches, and organizational leaders within the local youth football league. Following the football season, qualitative and quantitative data describing determinants of head acceleration events in football were shared with 12 stakeholders of coaches, league and school administrators, parents, an athletic trainer, and local university player development director. Together, we co-designed COACH (COmmunities Aligned to reduce Concussion and Head impact exposure) and implementation plan using a strategic planning approach. The preliminary effectiveness and feasibility were assessed in the second part of this study. Youth football players participating on the teams in year 1 (control teams) were fitted with mouthpiece-based head kinematic sensors which measure head acceleration events (HAEs). HAEs were collected and quantified during team activities. Preliminary effectiveness of the intervention to reduce HAEs was measured among two new teams pilot testing COACH with mouthpiece-based sensors, while simultaneously monitoring implementation of the intervention. We report our study design and evaluation, and opportunities and challenges with our approach. The results will inform a future full-scale pragmatic trial to assess the implementation and effectiveness of the intervention program.</p><p>NCT04908930.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37937,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865424001182/pdfft?md5=83c04fcea6ccc6dcb01c52415fa91438&pid=1-s2.0-S2451865424001182-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142238454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Feasibility and effectiveness of cardiac telerehabilitation for older adults with coronary heart disease: A pilot randomized controlled trial","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101365","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101365","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Cardiac rehabilitation is a beneficial multidisciplinary treatment of exercise promotion, patient education, risk factor management, and psychosocial counseling for people with coronary heart disease (CHD) that is underutilized due to substantial disparities in access, referral, and participation. Empirical studies suggest that cardiac telerehabilitation (CTR) have safety and efficacy comparable to traditional in-person cardiac rehabilitation, however, older adults are under-reported with effectiveness, feasibility, and usability remains unclear.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>The study randomized 43 older adults (84 % males) to the 12-week CTR intervention or standard of care. Guided by Social Cognitive Theory, participants received individualized in-person assessment and e-coaching sessions, followed by CTR usage at home. Data were collected at baseline (T0), six-week (T1), and 12-week (T2).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Participants in the CTR intervention group showed significant improvement in daily steps (T1: β = 4126.58, p = 0.001; T2: β = 5285, p = 0.01) and health-promoting lifestyle profile (T1: β = 23.26, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001; T2: β = 12.18, <em>p</em> = 0.008) across study endpoints. Twenty participants completed the intervention, with 40 % used the website for data-uploading or experiential learning, 90 % used the pedometer for tele-monitoring. Improving awareness of rehabilitation and an action focus were considered key facilitators while physical discomforts and difficulties in using the technology were described as the main barriers.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The CTR is feasible, safe and effective in improving physical activity and healthy behaviors in older adults with CHD. Considering the variation in individual cardiovascular risk factors, full-scale RCT with a larger sample is needed to determine the effect of CTR on psychological symptoms, body weight and blood pressure, and quality of life.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37937,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865424001121/pdfft?md5=1325af129481d86f6693d6c3df596e65&pid=1-s2.0-S2451865424001121-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142238331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Get BusActive!: Protocol of a single-blinded randomised controlled trial incentivising public transport use for physical activity gain among young people and adults","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101367","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101367","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Population level physical activity generally does not meet recommended targets. Compared with private motor vehicle users, public transport users tend to be more physically active and financial incentives may encourage more public transport use, but these relationships are under-investigated. This paper describes the protocol of a randomised controlled trial that aimed to determine the effect of financially incentivising public transport use on physical activity in a regional Australian setting.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p><em>Get BusActive!</em> is a 9.5-month single-blinded randomised controlled trial. A convenience sample of Tasmanians aged ≥15 years will be randomised to a 14-week incentive-based intervention (bus trip target attainment rewarded by bus trip credits and weekly supportive text messages) or an active control following baseline measures and will be followed up ∼24 weeks later (maintenance phase). Both groups will receive written physical activity guidelines. The primary outcome is change in accelerometer-measured steps/day from baseline to immediately post intervention phase and maintenance phase. Secondary outcomes are change in: smartcard-measured bus trips/week; measured and self-reported minutes/week of physical activity and sitting; transport-related behaviour (using one-week travel diary), perspectives (e.g. enablers/barriers) and costs; health. Linear mixed model regression will determine group differences. Participant-level process evaluation will be conducted and intervention cost to the public transport provider determined.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p><em>Get BusActive!</em> will fill an important knowledge gap about the causal relationship between financially incentivised public transport use and physical activity—the findings will benefit health and transport-related decision makers.</p></div><div><h3>Trial registration</h3><p>ACTRN12623000613606.</p></div><div><h3>Universal trial number</h3><p>U1111-1292-3414.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37937,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865424001145/pdfft?md5=6483b4bf1d4bcaa6983ccc7970f77d98&pid=1-s2.0-S2451865424001145-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142238456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of internet connectivity when conducting a virtual clinical trial with participants living in rural areas","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101366","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101366","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><p>The purpose of this secondary analysis was to describe issues related to internet connections during a virtual randomized clinical trial (v-RCT) that included family caregiver participants living in rural areas.</p></div><div><h3>Background</h3><p>Success of v-RCTs depends on reliable, high-quality internet access, which can be problematic in rural areas.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Interventionists documented connectivity issues and corrections made to address connectivity in a narrative note after each virtual visit with family caregivers enrolled in a v-RCT. Notes were reviewed for descriptions of the internet connection during the visit and then coded into those with and without connectivity problems. Two investigators reviewed notes and codes to assure reliability. Discrepancies in codes were discussed or arbitrated by a third investigator until consensus was reached. Analysis was completed using descriptive statistics.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Of the 1003 visits reviewed, only 11 % of visits (115/1003) contained a documented problem with internet connectivity. Visits with documented connectivity problems were experienced by 27 % of participants (58/215). However, 60 % (35/58) of participants with a documented issue had a problem with only one visit. None of the participants withdrew from the v-RCT due to problems with their internet connections.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The findings support the effective use of virtual visits in research involving participants living in rural locations. V-RCTs provide a strategy that enables participation for individuals who may not otherwise have access to clinical trials conducted in-person in urban settings. Utilizing internet access to connect with and support people who live in rural areas is critically needed to advance clinical research.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37937,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865424001133/pdfft?md5=cbdcf73af065e2bba118e3c6208de142&pid=1-s2.0-S2451865424001133-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142171978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Protocol for a personalized (N-of-1) trial for testing the effects of a mind–body intervention on sleep duration in middle-aged women working in health care","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101364","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101364","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Adequate sleep plays a crucial role in maintaining physical, mental, and emotional health. On average, adults require 7–9 h of sleep per night. However, less than two-thirds of women meet this recommendation. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, poor sleep quality and moderate-to-severe stress were highly prevalent among healthcare workers (HCWs), especially women. While some interventions have been proposed to address stress/burnout in HCWs, few have focused specifically on women in healthcare. Therefore, this is a protocol for a study that aims to determine the efficacy of a mind–body intervention (MBI) to improve sleep duration among women HCWs aged 40–60 years using the personalized (N-of-1) trial design.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A personalized (N-of-1) trials model will be employed to evaluate the efficacy of an MBI to improve sleep duration (primary endpoint) and explore its effects on sleep quality, physiological factors, and their relationships with participants’ perceived stress, anxiety, and depression. The series of personalized trials (n = 60) will be conducted over 16 weeks. The MBI will include mindfulness, yoga, and guided walking, delivered in two 2-week block sequences for 12 weeks, with two 2-week periods for baseline and follow-up. Participants will watch 30-min videos three times weekly and wear an activity tracker to monitor sleep and activity. They will receive daily text messages with questions about sleep quality and bi-weekly questionnaires about their stress, anxiety and depression scores, fatigue, concentration, confidence, mood, and pain levels.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Results from this study will inform the development of N-of-1 methodology for addressing the health and wellness needs of middle-aged women.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37937,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245186542400111X/pdfft?md5=dac904004f1bf8fa209aaa9487b2b070&pid=1-s2.0-S245186542400111X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142168710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevention of postpartum methamphetamine use with micronized progesterone trial (PROMPT): A pilot randomized controlled trial protocol","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101359","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101359","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>While most pregnant individuals with methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) achieve abstinence, the postpartum period remains a vulnerable time for return to methamphetamine use (MU). Promising data from human and animal models, including three randomized controlled trials, suggest that micronized progesterone may prevent postpartum return to cocaine and nicotine use by reducing cravings. The primary objective of this study is to assess feasibility of enrollment and randomization of postpartum individuals with MUD to micronized progesterone to prevent return to MU. The secondary objectives are to evaluate safety, establish a preliminary estimate of efficacy, and characterize the association between allopregnanolone levels and methamphetamine cravings.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This is a pilot double-blind placebo randomized controlled trial. We plan to enroll 40 postpartum individuals with MUD over 24-months. Individuals, stratified by opioid use disorder (OUD), are randomized 1:1–400 mg oral micronized progesterone daily or placebo and attend weekly study sessions for 12 weeks. Feasibility is measured by achieving 80 % of enrollment goal. Safety is evaluated by side effect frequency, mental health status changes, lactation and medical complications. Efficacy is assessed by comparing proportion of participants with return to MU and time to return to MU based on self-report or urine testing between treatment and control groups. Salivary allopregnanolone levels and methamphetamine cravings are compared between the groups.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Study results will provide a first critical step towards potential intervention for prevention of return to MU among postpartum individuals. Completion of this trial will set the stage for a large-scale efficacy trial.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37937,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865424001066/pdfft?md5=7e904a4b0dad85d3aab6619b159843b9&pid=1-s2.0-S2451865424001066-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142162368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Protocol for a randomized clinical trial of strength at home parents: A trauma informed parenting intervention for veterans","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101363","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101363","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly prevalent in veterans and associated with impairments in family functioning, including parenting. There is a bidirectional relationship between PTSD and familial functioning such that impaired functioning is related to increases in trauma-related symptoms, and vice versa. Despite this known bidirectional association, there is currently no trauma-informed parenting intervention available for veterans within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Strength at Home – Parents (SAHP) is an 8-session telehealth delivered psychotherapy group that aims to improve parenting behaviors and overall parent-child and family functioning among U.S. military veterans with PTSD symptoms. This paper describes the methods of an individually randomized group therapy trial to test the efficacy of SAHP compared to a VA treatment as usual control condition<em>.</em>Methods are reported using SPIRIT guidelines.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>One hundred and ninety veterans with elevated PTSD symptoms and parent-child functioning problems will be randomly assigned to the SAHP intervention or a treatment-as-usual control group. Outcomes are measured at 4 timepoints including baseline. The primary outcome is parenting stress. We will also examine changes in parenting behaviors, whether treatment gains are maintained over time, and will conduct an exploratory analysis to examine results separately by gender. Secondary outcomes include symptoms of PTSD and depression, family functioning, and child psychosocial functioning.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Study findings will determine the efficacy of SAHP, an intervention developed for ease of use and implementation within the VA to improve parenting stress and parenting behaviors in veterans with elevated PTSD symptoms and parenting difficulties.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37937,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865424001108/pdfft?md5=aa58fa654c80a366a3f8dcc05b03ebb6&pid=1-s2.0-S2451865424001108-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142150831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A multicomponent smoking cessation program for adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DiMe-SALUD2 project): A study protocol of a randomized controlled trial","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101361","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101361","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Tobacco use represents a significant public health burden, being especially harmful for smokers with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Effective smoking cessation interventions are required for this vulnerable population. The goal is to describe a study protocol of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) aimed at analyzing the effectiveness and efficiency of a multicomponent smoking cessation intervention for T2DM smokers, including a training protocol on healthy lifestyle habits and self-management of T2DM (<em>DiMe-SALUD2</em> project).</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>This RCT will assign participants to: (1) Control Group (n = 30), including a brief psychoeducation advice about smoking cessation; (2) Cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for smoking cessation (n = 30), based on a multicomponent program implemented in group-based sessions over an eight-week period; and (3) CBT plus <em>DiMeSALUD2</em> protocol (n = 30), which will develop an additional psychoeducational protocol specifically designed to improve healthy lifestyle habits. Participants will be assessed at baseline, post-treatment and several follow-ups (1-, 6- and 12-months). Primary outcomes will include smoking abstinence (24-h point prevalence abstinence at post-treatment and 7-day point prevalence at follow-ups) and smoking continuous abstinence. Secondary outcomes will include treatment retention, changes in smoking patterns and nicotine dependence, as well as the impact on T2DM clinical variables, mental health, and quality of life.</p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>The <em>DiMeSALUD2</em> program could assist T2DM smokers in quitting tobacco use and improving their overall quality of life. This project will help incorporating improvements in routine clinical practice with T2DM patients, offering a smoking cessation program adapted to their specific needs.</p></div><div><h3>Trial registration</h3><p>ClinicalTrials.gov. Identifier: NCT05885659. Date of registration: June 2nd, 2023.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37937,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245186542400108X/pdfft?md5=4736b78070c82bb6e422d7dd2cccb348&pid=1-s2.0-S245186542400108X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142137187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of neurofeedback mindfulness in chronic migraines","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101362","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101362","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Chronic migraine is a debilitating headache disorder that is associated with excessive analgesic use. As the long-term use of analgesics could cause additional headaches due to medication overuse, there is a need to probe efficient nonprophylactic alternatives and migraineurs’ long-term adherence to such possible treatments. This protocol investigates the integration of neurofeedback and mindfulness which are the two common nonpharmacological therapies for migraines. We offer the use of portable EEG headbands for easy home-based data collection and consistent data access from researchers. In order to evaluate the efficacy of this recommended intervention, this is a protocol for a randomized control trial with a waitlisted group and an intervention group consisting of a daily attention task. The protocol presents important criteria which should be checked for consistency in longitudinal data collection from adults with chronic migraine.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37937,"journal":{"name":"Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865424001091/pdfft?md5=a8cce1d71923cf2506f491555867753c&pid=1-s2.0-S2451865424001091-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142094863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}