What is the purpose of the study?

The purpose of the research is to understand more about how experiencing migraine impacts daily life and wellbeing. You will be asked about how migraine has impacted your life, including how you might think or feel, any difficulties with relationships, and what you might do to manage migraine.

We hope that the findings will help improve our understanding of the difficulties people face living with migraine, in order to inform and improve psychological approaches to managing migraine.

Who can take part?

We would like to hear from you, if you:

• Have experienced migraine for 5 years+ that meet International Classification of Headache Disorders criteria (https://ichd-3.org/1-migraine/) for Migraine without aura (1.1), Migraine with aura (1.2), or Chronic migraine (1.3).
• Consider migraine to be your primary health problem
• Recognise that migraine has impacted on your wellbeing and be able to talk about this
• Are aged 18-65 years and living in the UK
• Can take part in an online interview conducted in English

What will the study involve?

The study involves taking part in an online interview (via Microsoft Teams) with Lead Researcher, Charlotte Fry, to share your experiences of migraine. Interviews will last approximately 60 minutes and will be arranged at a time to suit you. Screen breaks will be offered, and you can let us know if there are any questions that you do not wish to answer.

A brief screening call will take place initially to ensure you meet inclusion criteria to take part and to answer any questions you might have. You will also need to complete and return a short consent form to participate.

You will receive a £20 shopping voucher as a thank you for taking part.

Anonymity and confidentiality will be strictly upheld.

How to take part

If you are interested in participating or would like more information, please contact Charlotte: fryc5@coventry.ac.uk

Added: 8 September 2025 | Deadline to sign up: 31 December 2025