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The efficacy and safety of behavioral interventions for migraine prevention have not been tested in recent systematic reviews.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      An expert panel including clinical psychologists, neurologists, primary care physicians, researchers, funders, individuals with migraine, and their caregivers informed the scope and methods. We searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews,\n                      <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\">clinicaltrials.gov<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      , and gray literature for English\u2010language randomized trials (January 1, 1975 to August 24, 2023) of behavioral interventions for preventing migraine attacks. Primary outcomes were migraine\/headache frequency, migraine disability, and migraine\u2010related quality of life. One reviewer extracted data and rated the risk of bias, and a second verified data for completeness and accuracy. Data were synthesized with meta\u2010analysis when deemed appropriate, and we rated the strength of evidence (SOE) using established methods.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      For adults, we included 50 trials (77 publications,\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20096024 adults). Most interventions were multicomponent (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy [CBT], biofeedback, relaxation training, mindfulness\u2010based therapies, and\/or education). Most trials were at high risk of bias, primarily due to possible measurement bias and incomplete data. For adults, we found that any of three components (CBT, relaxation training, mindfulness\u2010based therapies) may reduce migraine\/headache attack frequency (SOE: low). Education alone that targets behavior may improve migraine\u2010related disability (SOE: low). For three other interventions (biofeedback, acceptance and commitment therapy, and hypnotherapy), evidence was insufficient to permit conclusions. We also found that mindfulness\u2010based therapies may reduce migraine disability more than education, and relaxation + education may improve migraine\u2010related quality of life more than propranolol (SOE: low). For children\/adolescents, we included 13 trials (16 publications,\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091444 children), but the evidence was only sufficient to conclude that CBT\u2009+\u2009biofeedback + relaxation training may reduce migraine attack frequency and disability more than education alone (SOE: low).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Results suggest that for adults, CBT, relaxation training, and mindfulness\u2010based therapies may each reduce the frequency of migraine\/headache attacks, and education alone may reduce disability. For children\/adolescents, CBT\u2009+\u2009biofeedback + relaxation training may reduce migraine attack frequency and disability more than education alone. Evidence consisted primarily of underpowered trials of multicomponent interventions compared with various types of control groups. Limitations include semantic inconsistencies in the literature since 1975, differential usage of treatment components, expectation effects for subjectively reported outcomes, incomplete data, and unclear dosing effects. 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