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Partial Rebreathing in the Treatment of Migraine With Aura

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Migraine With Aura
Interventions
Device: Dummy partial rebreathing device
Device: Active partial rebreathing device
Registration Number
NCT03472417
Lead Sponsor
University of Aarhus
Brief Summary

A study to test the efficacy of a partial rebreathing device in treating and/or preventing migraine pain

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
18
Inclusion Criteria
    • Migraine with aura
  • Attack frequency of between one and six migraine-with-aura attacks per month over the last six months
  • Adults (18-60 years)
  • Age at onset of migraine < 50 years
  • If taking migraine prophylactic drugs, the dosis must have been stable for > 3 months
  • Must speak and understand Danish
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Exclusion Criteria
    • Cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, metabolic acid/base disorder, cancer, moderate and severe depression, anemia or other blood disease
  • Chronic migraine, i.e. more than 15 headache days per month over the last three months
  • Medication overuse headache
  • More than six migraine-with-aura attacks per month
  • Non-migraine headache on more than six days per month
  • A typical duration between migraine-with-aura attacks of less than 48 hours
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Dummy partial rebreathing deviceDummy partial rebreathing device-
Active partial rebreathing deviceActive partial rebreathing device-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Headache Intensity Difference at 0 vs 2 hours post-treatment2 hours

0-3 point scale (0 = none, 1 = mild, 2= moderate, 3 =severe)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sustained pain freedom at 24 hours24 hours

percentage of study participants who are pain free 24 hours after device use

Treatment preference vs. patient's normal treatment24 hours

-2 to +2 scale ((-2 = much worse than normal treatment, - 1 = somewhat worse, 0 = no difference, +1 = somewhat better, +2 = much better))

Medicine use in 24 hours after device use24 hours

qualitative comparison

Nausea Intensity Difference 0 vs 1 hour post-treatment1 hour

0-3 scale (0 = none, 1 = mild, 2= moderate, 3 =severe)

Photo - and/or phono-phobia Intensity Difference 0 vs 1 hour post-treatment1 hour

0-3 scale (0 = none, 1 = mild, 2= moderate, 3 =severe)

Aura symptoms aborted after one use of device20 minutes

yes/no

Side effectsthrough study completion (1 to 10 months)

Qualitative analysis

Adverse eventsthrough study completion (1 to 10 months)

Qualitative analysis

Headache Intensity Difference at 0 and 1 hour post-treatment (0-3 point scale)1 hour

0-3 point scale (0 = none, 1 = mild, 2= moderate, 3 =severe)

Pain reduction/relief at 1 hour1 hour

percentage of study participants reporting no or mild pain 1 hour after first using the device

Pain reduction/relief at 2 hours2 hours

percentage of study participants reporting no or mild pain 2 hours after first using the device

Nausea Intensity Difference 0 vs 2 hours post-treatment2 hours

0-3 scale (0 = none, 1 = mild, 2= moderate, 3 =severe)

Functional Disability Difference 0 vs 2 hours post-treatment2 hours

0-3 scale (0 = none, 1 = mild, 2= moderate, 3 =severe)

Photo - and/or phono-phobia Intensity Difference 0 vs 2 hours post-treatment2 hours

0-3 scale (0 = none, 1 = mild, 2= moderate, 3 =severe)

Functional Disability Difference 0 vs 1 hour post-treatment1 hour

0-3 scale (0 = none, 1 = mild, 2= moderate, 3 =severe)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pain and Headache Clinic, Aarhus University Hospital

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Aarhus, Denmark

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