Paper | Country | Setting | Pathology declared in the paper | Study design | Intervention | Intervention provider |
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D’Souza et al. 2008 [52] | USA | University | migraine and/or TTH | RCT | RT vs WED vs control | audiotape-guided exercises |
Matchar et al. 2008 [48] | USA | University+ primary care setting | migraine and/or TTH or other primary headache | RCT | educational session (including information on headache type, pharmacologic treatment, triggers, sleep hygiene, and relaxation techniques) + diagnosis and treatment by a professional especially trained in headache care + proactive follow-up by a case manager vs usual care | mid-level provider (eg, nurse practitioner or PA) with expertise in headache evaluation and management |
Sauro et al. 2008 [11] | CANADA | University | primary headache (MoH included) | observational | CHAMP Program includes: 1. Education Session2. Lifestyle Assessment3. Self-Management Workshop4. Nursing Contact and Advice5. Physician Visit | psychologist, nurse, physician, kinesiologist, occupational therapist, neurologist |
Grazzi et al. 2009 [67] | ITALY | IRCCS (Institute for Treatment and Research) | migraine (after withdrawal from MoH) | observational, non-randomized | pharmacological treatment+limited-contact RT vs pharmacological treatment alone | ns |
Gunreben-Stempfle et al. 2009 [12] | GERMANY | Tertiary pain center (University) | migraine and/or TTH and other primary headache (MoH included but discontinuation of medication in the case of MoH) | prospective cohort | high intensity 96-h multidisciplinary headache treatment program (CBT-SMT + PMR + physical exercices+education) vs low intensity 20-h program and primary care | qualified psychologist and neurologist |
Holroyd et al. 2009 [60] | USA | University | TTH (MoH excluded) | RCT | AM vs PL vs CBT-SMT + PL vs CBT-SMT + AM | psychologist or masters level counselor |
Fritsche et al. 2010 [53] | GERMANY | Headache center (University hospital) | migraine (prevention of MoH) | RCT | cognitive-behavioral MCP vs brochure (bibliotherapy) for the prevention of MoH | psychological psychotherapists with special professional education in pain therapy and long-standing experience in the treatment and research of headache syndromes, especially of drug-induced-headache |
Gaul et al. 2011 [13] | GERMANY | Tertiary headache center (hospital) | migraine and/or TTH and/or MoH | prospective observational | MTP (individual CBT sessions, PMR, physical therapy, aerobe ergometer training, face-to-face appointment with neurologist and psychologist) | behavioral psychologist, physioterapist |
Hedborg and Muhr 2011 [14] | SWEDEN | University | migraine and/or TTH | RCT | hand massage+multimodal behavioral treatment vs multimodal behavioral treatment vs control group. | online administration (program developed by authors together with a professional advisor in stress management) |
Abdoli et al. 2012 [54] | IRAN | University hospital | TTH | RCT | GI (with tape or perceived happy memory) vs control group | certified and experienced psychoterapist |
Bembalgi et al. 2012 [65] | INDIA | University hospital | TTH (MoH excluded) | RCT | auditory BF vs visual BF vs combined BF vs control group (only medication prescribed by their physician) | ns |
Ezra et al. 2012 [23] | ISRAEL | University hospital | TTH (MoH included) | retrospective | HR vs amitriptyline | neurologist with hypnosis training |
Mo’tamedi et al. 2012 [61] | IRAN | University+headache centre (hospital) | migraine and/or TTH | RCT | ACT+TAU vs TAU | experienced graduate hospital staff certified psychologist |
Ruehlman et al. 2012 [50] | USA | Pain centre | migraine and/or TTH and/or cluster headache and other chronic pain conditions | RCT | CPMP vs TAU | online adiministration (content developed by a team of psychologists, employee assistance professional and physical therapist) |
Wallasch et al. 2012 [15] | GERMANY-SWITZERLAND | Tertiary headache center (hospital) | migraine and/or TTH and other primary headache and/or MoH | prospective observational, non-randomized | 3 modules (moderate, severe and severe with additional problem chronicity):1. education and patient self-management; 2. module 1 treatment and a MTP consisting of individual and group sessions of CBT, PMR etc.; 3. module 1 and 2 plus hospitalization | psychologist, neurologist, psysical therapist |
Slavin-Spenny et al. 2013 [69] | USA | University | headache | RT | AAET vs RT vs waiting list | four female doctoral students in clinical psychology who were trained in interventions |
Cathcart et al. 2014 [55] | AUSTRALIA | University | TTH (MoH excluded) | RCT pilot | brief MBT vs waiting list | experienced psychologist with formal mindfulness training |
Day et al. 2014 [63] | USA | University+ headache centre | migraine and/or TTH or other primary headache (MoH included) | RCT pilot | MBCT vs DT | advanced graduate student in clinical psychology and licensed clinical psychologist with extensiveexperience in the treatment of pain. A certified yoga instructor conducted the guided mindful movement segment |
Martin et al. 2014 [66] | AUSTRALIA | University | migraine and/or TTH (MoH excluded) | RCT | LCT (including desensitization) vs avoidance vs CBT + avoidance vs waiting list | two doctoral-trained psychologists |
Christiansen et al. 2015 [56] | GERMANY | University hospital | migraine and/or TTH (MoH excluded) | single-group outcome study | CBT (psychoeducation, PMR, coping strategies for pain and stress, and goal setting skills) | a team of five clinical psychologists |
Cousins et al. 2015 [68] | UK | University | migraine (MoH included) | RCT pilot | brief guided self-help CBT and relaxation vs standard medical care | trained CBT therapist supervised by senior CBT therapist |
Bakhshani et al. 2016 [64] | IRAN | University+ hospital | migraine and/or TTH | RCT | MBSR+drug vs drug | ns |
Rausa et al. 2016 [51] | ITALY | University hospital+clinical centre | migraine and/or TTH (focused on MoH) | RCT pilot | frontal BFB + prophylactic pharmacological therapy vs prophylactic pharmacological therapy+weekly sessions with a psychologist (interviews about previousweek’s headaches, mood, and analgesic intake) | ns for BFB; psychologist for control group |
Smitherman et al. 2016 [57] | CANADA | University hospital | migraine with comorbid insomnia (MoH excluded) | RCT pilot | CBT for insomnia vs control group | three graduate-level therapists with backgrounds in cognitive-behavioral therapy and behavioral medicine |
Grazzi et al. 2017 [59] | ITALY | IRCCS (Institute for Treatment and Research) | migraine (after withdrawal from MoH) | exploratory | MBSR vs medication | experienced neurologist trained in mindfulness practice |
Krause et al. 2017 [49] | USA | Hospital | primary and secondary headaches (MoH included) | prospective cohort | BFB, psychotherapy, psycho-educational group, group family meeting+nursing +medical+physical modules | ns |
Wachholtz et al. 2017 [58] | USA | University | migraine, mixed migraine | RCT | spiritual meditation vs internally focused secular meditation vs externally focused meditation vs PMR | research assistants who were trained on the study protocols |
Minen et al. 2019 [62] | USA | University hospital | migraine | observational | RELAXaHEAD (app) | app |