Key clinical point: Components of nonpharmacological interventions are effective for treatment of pediatric migraine.
Major finding: Short-term self-administered treatments (standardized mean difference [SMD], 1.44; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 0.26-2.62), biofeedback (SMD, 1.41; 95% CI, 0.64-2.17), relaxation (SMD, 1.38; 95% CI, 0.61-2.14), and psychological treatments (SMD, 1.36; 95% CI, 0.15-2.57) were more effective than the waiting list, with findings being similar for long-term treatments.
Study details: A network meta-analysis of 12 randomized clinical trials that evaluated nonpharmacological treatments for pediatric migraine in 576 children and adolescents with episodic migraine.
Disclosures: The study was supported in part by the Sara Page Mayo Endowment for Pediatric Pain Research, Education, and Treatment. The authors reported no potential conflicts of interest.
Source: Koechlin H et al. Pediatrics. 2021 Mar 9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-4107 .