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Evaluation of skin temperature biofeedback training at two different sites for migraine
Gauthier J, Bois R, Allaire D, Drolet M
Journal of Behavioral Medicine 1981 Dec;4(4):407-419
clinical trial
2/10 [Eligibility criteria: No; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: No; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

All combinations of cooling versus warming and finger versus temporal artery were used in the present study, the aim of which was to identify an optimal biofeedback training site and to assess the specific effects of skin temperature biofeedback upon migraine. After an initial 4-week baseline phase, during which daily records of headache activity and medication were kept, 24 migraine patients were randomly assigned to one of the four experimental conditions. Training sessions for all patients were of 50-min duration and occurred once per week for 8 weeks. The headache charts were completed for another 4 weeks after treatment was terminated and again at 6-month follow-up. The results showed significant reductions in migraine activity and drug usage. However, self-regulation of skin temperature in different directions at different sites did not in fact result in significantly different magnitudes of change in migraine activity across groups. The role of nonspecific factors is discussed and a physiological model is proposed to explain how warming and cooling may produce clinical improvement in migraine.

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