Temporary Nerve Stimulation for Headache Relief
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This trial studies a temporary nerve-stimulation device placed near the back of your head to treat chronic headaches. The device sends mild electrical pulses to help reduce headache pain over 60 days, and your doctor has already decided this treatment is right for you as part of your regular care.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a chronic headache condition (such as migraines, cluster headaches, or occipital neuralgia) that your doctor wants to treat with nerve stimulation
- Your doctor has already scheduled you for a 60-day temporary occipital nerve stimulation procedure
- You are able to understand the trial and give your informed consent to participate
- You do not have a bleeding disorder that would make it unsafe to place the stimulation device
- You do not have severe psychiatric illness that would prevent you from safely participating
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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