Volumetric MRI Brain in Patients With Migraine

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Migraine
• Interventions: Device: MRI

• Registration Number: NCT06077448
• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Brief Summary

Assessment of the role of volumetric MRI in evaluation of different types of migraine .

Detailed Description

Migraine is a common condition that many people experience during their lives. Evolving data reported that migraine patients have increased risk of developing silent brain lesions, such as white matter lesions and volumetric changes in both grey and white matter found on MRI .

These changes have been first investigated with CT scans which reported cerebral edema, atrophy and ischemia . With the advent of MRI and high-resolution devices, the most commonly reported structural changes were white matter lesions .

Volumetric brain MRI is the tool segments and measures volumes of the key brain structures-hippocampus, ventricles and other structures-and compares the volumes to standard normal values based on age, gender and cranial volume. This information helps assess neurological conditions and neurodegenerative diseases .

* In migraine patients ,Volumetric MRI techniques allow better assessment of WMLs and may provide a different comprehension of structural aspects related to the migraine pathophysiology. The identification of migraineurs' brain structural alterations through non-invasive neuroimaging methods and the use of accessible and easy to-use software brings new perspectives on the assessment of the impact of this condition in central nervous system macro-architecture .

* In previous studies, structural brain changes in migraineurs were assessed by an automated segmentation using (Free Surfer) method .

In our study, we aim to investigate these total and segmental structural changes of brain volume in migraine patients; as well as white matter lesions, in comparison to healthy controls, and in patients with episodic migraine in comparison to chronic type of migraine using another automated tissue segmentation (Vol brain) method.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Study First Submitted: 2023-10-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-10-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-05
• Study Start: 2023-10-10
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-11
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-11
• Primary Completion: 2024-10-10
• Study Completion: 2025-02-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with different types of migraine :

  • episodic migraine without aura (MoA)
  • episodic migraine with aura (MA)
  • chronic migraine (CM).

Exclusion Criteria

• . History of acute myocardial infarction, ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. . History of neurosurgery or brain trauma

  • Patients with contra-indications to MRI.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
cases	MRI	patients with migraine (migraineurs)
controls	MRI	healthy individuals

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To evaluate the role of volumetric MRI images in different types of migraine.	within first year of research	to stand out accuracy of MRI to detect volumetric changes which affect brain tissue in migraine