TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of an Online Hypnosis Intervention in Reducing Migraine Symptoms
T2 - A Randomized Controlled Trial
AU - Flynn, Niamh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
©, Copyright © International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis.
PY - 2019/7/3
Y1 - 2019/7/3
N2 - This study examined the development and effect of an online hypnosis program for the treatment of migraines. Forty-three participants were randomly assigned to a wait-list control or a treatment group. The treatment group received hypnosis mp3s developed for the study. Pain catastrophizing (PCS), headache disability (HDI), migraine frequency, duration, severity, and medication usage were measured. There was a 48% reduction in mean HDI score in the treatment group and 2% reduction in the control group. There was a 60% reduction in mean PCS score in the treatment group. There were no significant between-group differences in the proportion of subjects experiencing decreased frequency or severity of migraines. There was a significant between-group difference in the change in migraine duration. This study demonstrated that a hypnosis intervention delivered online was effective in reducing headache symptoms in migraine sufferers.
AB - This study examined the development and effect of an online hypnosis program for the treatment of migraines. Forty-three participants were randomly assigned to a wait-list control or a treatment group. The treatment group received hypnosis mp3s developed for the study. Pain catastrophizing (PCS), headache disability (HDI), migraine frequency, duration, severity, and medication usage were measured. There was a 48% reduction in mean HDI score in the treatment group and 2% reduction in the control group. There was a 60% reduction in mean PCS score in the treatment group. There were no significant between-group differences in the proportion of subjects experiencing decreased frequency or severity of migraines. There was a significant between-group difference in the change in migraine duration. This study demonstrated that a hypnosis intervention delivered online was effective in reducing headache symptoms in migraine sufferers.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85068137289
U2 - 10.1080/00207144.2019.1612674
DO - 10.1080/00207144.2019.1612674
M3 - Article
C2 - 31251706
AN - SCOPUS:85068137289
SN - 0020-7144
VL - 67
SP - 313
EP - 335
JO - International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
JF - International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
IS - 3
ER -