Exercise and education may ease migraine burden
NCT ID NCT07508449
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a program combining exercise, healthy eating advice, and education about migraine can reduce the number of attacks in people with frequent or chronic migraines. About 140 adults who are not very active will take part. The goal is to see if lifestyle changes can help manage migraine symptoms.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
-
Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 to 65 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Migraine with and without aura. * Number of attacks month ≥ 8 and \< 15 for episodic high-frequency patients and ≥ 15 for chronic migraine patients for at least 3 months. * Age 18 to 65 years at screening. * Physical inactivity (defined as insufficient amount of physical activity practiced according to current guidelines, i.e. \<150 min./week). * Ability to walk independently at the time of assessment. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years or older than 65 years; * clinical evidence of significant cardiovascular, central nervous system, and musculoskeletal disease that may limit or contraindicate exercise practice. * Failure to give consent to the study.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Migraine in adults are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
CURIAMo
Perugia, PG, 06126, Italy
-
Centro Cefalee c/o Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia
Perugia, PG, 06132, Italy
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can targeted supplements ease migraine suffering? new trial investigates
- New migraine sprays and tablets tested in ER for quick relief
- Could a magnet helmet ease migraine brain swelling?
- Can better sleep stop your migraines? new study investigates
- Yoga may offer Drug-Free relief for severe headaches
- Can yoga ease severe headaches? small pilot study aims to find out