The research behind Migrevention.
Peer-reviewed studies, study protocols and congress abstracts by the Migrevention clinical team and our collaborators across European headache care. Every entry links to the original source.
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Nurse-Led Digital Headache Care in Estonian Primary Care: A Three-Year Patient and Specialist Satisfaction Study
Evaluates a nurse-led digital headache pathway in routine primary care over three years. Annual surveys at Pealinna Perearstid in Tallinn (2024–2026) followed patient-reported outcomes, app usability, headache self-awareness, willingness to continue and specialist nurse satisfaction.
Improving Headache Self-Management through a Digital Pathway: Post-Market Survey Results from an Estonian Primary Care Centre
Assesses patient and clinician experience with the Migrevention Digital Headache Clinic during a pilot at an Estonian primary care centre. The main focus is clinical workflow efficiency, alongside patient-perceived health improvement and patient-reported experience among patients who had used the pathway for at least three months.
Consensus recommendations on the role of nurses in headache care: A European e-Delphi study
Nurses work in headache centres across Europe, but their roles and tasks vary and lack a shared definition. This e-Delphi study brought together nurses and neurologists from 18 specialised headache centres in 10 countries to agree consensus recommendations on nursing roles and tasks in migraine care.
Implementing a digital solution for patients with migraine: Developing a methodology for comparing digitally delivered treatment with conventional treatment. A study protocol
Sets out the design of a multi-centre, randomised study comparing interdisciplinary digital interventions with conventional treatment for migraine. Up to 600 participants are planned, with fewer headache days as the primary outcome and other headache-related burdens as secondary outcomes.
Implementing a digital treatment solution for headache patients: a pilot study
Tests whether manual-based, digitally mediated non-pharmacological treatment can be delivered in a way comparable to conventional care. Two patient groups took part in an 8-week interdisciplinary programme of nurse counselling, cognitive-behavioural therapy and physiotherapy, laying the groundwork for comparing the cost-effectiveness of digital care.
Implementing a digital treatment solution for headache patients: study protocol for developing a methodology for interventional studies
Describes the protocol for the first interventional study testing whether digitally mediated interdisciplinary migraine treatment is as effective as standard care, and whether it lets specialists treat more patients with less workload. The primary outcome is fewer headache days three months after the programme.
The applicability of web-based solutions in headache epidemiology research
Evaluates whether web-based surveys can be used for epidemiological studies of primary headaches. Headache prevalence from an online survey of Estonian adults aged 20–64 was compared with a parallel person-to-person population study.
Understanding the nature of psychiatric comorbidity in migraine: a systematic review focused on interactions and treatment implications
Reviews the evidence on how migraine and psychiatric disorders are linked, the mechanisms behind this comorbidity and what it means for treatment. The review covers 178 studies published between 1998 and 2018.
Promising Online Tool for Headache Epidemiology: The PRILEVEL Pilot Study
Pilots PRILEVEL, an online questionnaire and diagnostic algorithm designed to identify primary headache disorders in epidemiological research, and tests how well it classifies headache types against the ICHD-3 beta diagnostic criteria.
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