Teen headache relief: could better sleep and diet be the answer?
NCT ID NCT07373275
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests whether a 7-week virtual lifestyle medicine program can help teens aged 14-18 with frequent migraines. Participants attend weekly group sessions covering sleep, nutrition, stress management, physical activity, and social connection. The main goal is to see if the program is feasible and if it shows any hint of improving headache symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lifestyle medicine group sessions (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a non-drug approach to reduce headache frequency and severity in teens.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 50 participants and no control group, so results may not be generalizable. It focuses on feasibility, not proof of effectiveness.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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14 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 14-18 years old * Frequent episodic migraine headaches with our without aura (\>4 months) * Patient at MaineHealth Pediatric Neurology or MaineHealth Pediatrics Portland * Current High School Enrollment * English Speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<14 year or \>18 years * Diagnosis of eating disorder or Autism Spectrum Disorder * PHQ-A scores of 20 or higher * Intractable/daily headache * Headache secondary to specific medical or neurological conditions (e.g. brain tumor, infection, trauma) * Increase in prophylactic headache medication 6 weeks prior to the onset of intervention
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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MaineHealth Pediatric Neurology
Scarborough, Maine, 04074, United States
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