Pain biomarker study for headache or back nerve pain
Part of Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study looks at measurable “pain signals” (biomarkers) in people with certain headache disorders or lumbar nerve pain, and compares them with healthy people. It may help researchers better understand what drives pain and how it can be detected.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 or older
- You have one of these: migraine/tension/cluster or related headache syndromes, or a doctor-diagnosed lumbar radiculopathy, or you are a healthy control with no severe headache or back/nerve pain in the past 3 months
- You can sign a HIPAA form allowing the study team to access your prior records and imaging
- You do not have a history of major heart/brain blood-vessel problems, brain tumors, or epilepsy
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and you don’t currently smoke or use nicotine daily
- You are able and willing to give informed consent, and you don’t have active substance use that would interfere with study visits
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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