High School Start Time and Teen Migraine Frequency
High School Start Time and Teen Migraine Frequency
Migraine is common in adolescents and can cause missed school and disability.

 The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that high schools start no earlier than
 8:30 AM in order to accommodate the physiologic needs of adolescents-whose brains naturally
 want to fall asleep later and wake up later and who still need to get at least 8 hours of
 sleep per night to function optimally-however, only about 18% of US high schools comply with
 this AAP recommendation. There is a relationship between adequate sleep and migraine. The
 investigators aim to determine whether high school students with migraine who attend high
 schools that comply with this AAP recommendation have lower migraine frequency than those
 that do not.

 If so, it would argue for advocating for changes in high school policy to optimize health of
 adolescents with migraine.
Study design: This is an observational study of high-school students in the U.S. who have
 migraine and who attend a standard high school (i.e. are not home schooled or online
 schooled). They will complete a one-time online survey answering questions about their
 headaches and their schedule--particularly schedule aspects related to school and sleep.
Inclusion criteria:

 1. Live in the U.S.

 2. In 9th-12th grade

 3. Attends a high school that is outside of the home (i.e. not home-schooled or online
 schooled)

 4. High school has a consistent start time all 5 days of the week

 5. Has migraine by International Classification of Headache Disorders criteria

 6. Can read and write in English

 Exclusion criteria: NA