Mild electrical stimulation for chronic migraine
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This trial is testing whether a gentle electrical current applied to the scalp can reduce headaches in people with chronic migraine. It uses a small, handheld device you control from your phone, and you would track your headaches in an app or paper diary.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 70 years old.
- You have been diagnosed with chronic migraine for at least 1 year.
- You agree to keep your headache medicines the same for 2 weeks before and during the study.
- You have a smartphone to use the app (or can use a paper diary instead).
- If you could become pregnant, you must use a reliable birth control method and have a negative pregnancy test before starting.
- You must not have used botox or CGRP inhibitors for migraines in the past 6 months.
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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