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COMPETE Cohort Study

Recruiting
Conditions
PFO - Patent Foramen Ovale
Migraine
Interventions
Device: PFO occlusion
Registration Number
NCT06033937
Lead Sponsor
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Fuwai Hospital
Brief Summary

Migraine attacks are episodic disorder that affects approximately 12% of the population, and studies have shown that 41-48% of migraineurs have a combination of patent foramen ovale (PFO). Clinical Observational studies have been linking PFO occlusion with the effectiveness in improving migraine symptoms and reducing the frequency of attacks. However, several RCTs have shown negative primary results, making it unclear whether PFO occlusion is effective in treating migraine. Our study is a multi-center cohort study aiming to find the correlation between PFO closure and migraine attacks.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
242
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Age 18-65 ;
  2. Diagnosed migraine by ICHD-3
  3. History of migraine longer than 1 year, and symptoms severely disturbing daily life.
  4. TCD/TTE/TEE diagnosed patent foramen ovale with right to left shunt
  5. Willing to participant and agree to follow-ups
  6. Received at least three different types of migraine preventive drugs, the responder rate of previous therapy did not receive 50%.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Migraine caused by other reason
  2. Had TIA/stroke history
  3. With contraindication or hypersensitive to anti-platelet or anticoagulation drugs.
  4. With contraindication to PFO occlusion

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PFO Occlusion GroupPFO occlusion-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Responder rateFrom baseline period to 12-month treatment period

Defined as a 50% reduction from the monthly number of migraine attacks during the baseline phase to the monthly number of migraine attacks during the treatment phase.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Migraine days change per monthFrom baseline period to 12-month treatment period

Change in the mean number of migraine days from baseline to treatment phase.

Number of migraine attacks change per monthFrom baseline period to 12-month treatment period

Change in the mean number of migraine attacks from baseline to treatment phase.

Percentage of complete migraine cessationFrom baseline period to 12-month treatment period

Participants experienced complete migraine attacks cessation after treatment phase as compared to baseline phase.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fuwai Hospital

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Beijing, Beijing, China

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