PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Olness, Karen
AU  - MacDonald, John T.
AU  - Uden, Donald L.
TI  - Comparison of Self-Hypnosis and Propranolol in the Treatment of Juvenile Classic Migraine
DP  - 1987 Apr 01
TA  - Pediatrics
PG  - 593--597
VI  - 79
IP  - 4
4099  - http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/79/4/593.short
4100  - http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/79/4/593.full
SO  - Pediatrics1987 Apr 01; 79
AB  - In a prospective study we compared propranolol, placebo, and self-hypnosis in the treatment of juvenile classic migraine. Children aged 6 to 12 years with classic migraine who had no previous specific treatment were randomized into propranolol (at 3 mg/kg/d) or placebo groups for a 3-month period and then crossed over for 3 months. After this 6-month period, each child was taught self-hypnosis and used it for 3 months. Twenty-eight patients completed the entire study. The mean number of headaches per child for 3 months during the placebo period was 13.3 compared with 14.9 during the propranolol period and 5.8 during the self-hypnosis period. Statistical analysis showed a significant association between decrease in headache frequency and self-hypnosis training (P = .045). There was no significant change in subjective or objective measures of headache severity with either therapy.