Cochrane · systematic review · CD012295
Psychological therapies for the prevention of migraine in adults
Sharpe, L, Dudeney, J, Williams, ACDC, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
Pain, Palliative and Supportive CareAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Psychological therapies compared with controls for managing migraine in adults: post‐treatment outcomes
Population: adults (≥ 18 years) with migraine
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Migraine frequency (over four weeks)a Lower numbers = fewer migraines or fewer days with migraines Psychological therapies vs controls | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 681 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Responder rate (achievement of at least 50% reduction in migraine frequency) Higher numbers mean more people responded Psychological therapies vs controls | RR 2.21 [1.63, 2.98] | 4 studies · 338 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Migraine intensityc Lower numbers = lower migraine intensity Psychological therapies vs controls | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 685 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Moodd Lower numbers = lower reported depression, anxiety and distress symptoms Psychological therapies vs controls | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 432 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Migraine‐related disabilitye Lower numbers = lower reported migraine‐related disability Psychological therapies vs controls | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 952 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events (proportion of people reporting an adverse event) Higher numbers mean more people reporting an adverse event Psychological therapies vs controls | RR 0.16 [0, 7.85] | 2 studies · 208 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |