Nerve-stimulation device for headache in children and young adults
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This trial tests if a gentle nerve-stimulating device worn on the neck (called nVNS) can prevent and treat common headaches like migraine, cluster, and tension-type headaches in children and young adults. If you often get headaches and want a drug-free option, this might help.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have migraine, cluster headache, or tension-type headache (diagnosed by a doctor).
- You are between 7 and 20 years old.
- You have had headaches on 3 to 15 days per month in the past.
- You are willing to keep taking your current medicines at the same dose and not start any new ones during the trial.
- You do not use a pacemaker, hearing aid, TENS device, or other implanted device, and you have not had surgery on the vagus nerve in your neck.
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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