Clinical trials: Chronic Headache
Migraine in Children, Migraine With Aura
Mindfulness for Adolescents for CM and HFEM
Chronic Migraine (CM) and High Frequency Episodic Migraine (HFEM) without Aura affect adolescents' lives in terms of reduced health, reduced ability to perform daily chores and reduced quality of life.
- Trial name
- MINDKIDS (NCT04968093)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based therapy.
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Chronic Pain, Central Sensitisation
Mechanisms Of Change in Adolescent Pain Self-management
The MOCAS Study aims to describe the mechanisms through which sleep deficiency affects youth responses to an online pain self-management intervention over a 6-month period.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Central Sensitisation, Headache
- Trial name
- MOCAS (NCT04043962)
- Testing
- Web-based CBT (Web-MAP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Chronic Headache
The Turkish Fear of Pain Questionnaire
Children's chronic pain is a significant condition that affects roughly 25% of children, with approximately 3% of them requiring intense pain therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT05414513
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Migraine, Migraine in Adolescence
Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Adolescents With Chronic Migraine
The goal of this study is to assess feasibility and acceptability of a mindfulness-based intervention adapted for adolescents with migraine to inform a future randomized trial assessing effects of the intervention on…
- Trial name
- NCT06414109
- Testing
- BREATHE-Migraine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Chronic Cluster Headache
SPG Neurostimulation in Cluster Patients
We hypothesized that LF stimulation of the SPG would increase parasympathetic outflow, activate sensory afferents and provoke a cluster-like attack.
- Trial name
- NCT02510729
- Testing
- Neurostimulation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Danish Headache Center
Hydrocephalus
Assessment of CSF Shunt Flow and Headaches With a Thermal Measurement Device
This study evaluates the performance of a device for non-invasively assessing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt flow over multiple measurements performed by a study subject during headache and non-headache periods.
- Trial name
- NCT06996600
- Testing
- wireless thermal anisotropy measurement device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Rhaeos, Inc.
Chronic Headaches
Headstrong Intervention for Pediatric Headache
Purpose of this study is to determine if a CD-ROM computer program (called "Headstrong") is effective in helping children cope with chronic headaches.
- Trial name
- NCT00269581
- Testing
- Educational CD-rom, Headstrong CD-rom
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Michael Rapoff, Ph.D.
Concussion, Brain, Concussion, Mild
Mobile Subthreshold Exercise Program for Concussion--R01
Approximately 1.9 million youth sustain a concussion each year, and up to 30% experience persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS) such as headache, dizziness, and difficulty focusing that continue for weeks or months.
- Conditions
- Concussion, Brain, Concussion, Mild, Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Persistent Post Traumatic Headache
- Trial name
- MSTEP-R01 (NCT04688255)
- Testing
- MSTEP, Stretching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Chronic Migraine Without Aura, Intractable, Migraine With Typical Aura
Treatment of Chronic Migraine Headaches.
The purpose of the study is assessment of the safety and efficacy of the De-Novo therapy in the treatment of craniofacial neuralgia and migraine headaches.This is an open-label study of simultaneous administration of combination…
- Conditions
- Chronic Migraine Without Aura, Intractable, Migraine With Typical Aura, Migraine Disorders
- Trial name
- Migraine (NCT03220113)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Lidocaine, Thiamine cohort
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Corona Doctors Medical Clinics, Inc.
Chronic Pain, Neuralgia
GET Living: Graded Exposure Treatment for Children and Adolescents With Chronic Pain
The broad aim of the study is to implement and evaluate the efficacy of Graded Exposure Treatment (GET Living) to target elevated pain-related fears in children with chronic pain.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Neuralgia, Musculoskeletal Pain, Headache
- Trial name
- GET Living (NCT01974791)
- Testing
- GET Living
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Chronic Headache
Direct Access to MRI and Neurology Referrals for the Management of Patients With Chronic Headache.
This study aims to evaluate whether direct access from General Practitioners (GPs) to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for patients with chronic headache decreases overall NHS costs and increases patient satisfaction compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT02753933
- Testing
- MRI scan, Neurology Appointment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 296 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Chronic Migraine Headache, Radiofrequency Ablation
The Effect of Interventional Procedures on Serum CGRP and PACAP-38 Levels in Chronic Migraine
The study included 100 patients diagnosed with chronic migraine (CM) who received a diagnosis from the headache clinics of the Neurology Department of Adnan Menderes University Hospitals between May 2025 and May 2026.
- Conditions
- Chronic Migraine Headache, Radiofrequency Ablation, Greater Occipital Nerve Block, Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide
- Trial name
- NCT07395908
- Testing
- Greater occipital nerve Pulse radiofrequency, Greater occipital nerve block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Epilepsy, Migraine
Clinical Applications of High-Frequency Oscillations
The objective of this study is to utilize high-frequency brain signals (HFBS) to localize functional brain areas and characterize HFBS in epilepsy, migraine, and other brain disorders.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Migraine, Headache, Pain
- Trial name
- HFOs (NCT00600717)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Chronic Headache, Migraine Headache
A Preliminary Investigation of the Efficacy of Aromatherapy in Reducing Discomfort in Youth With Chronic Headache
The purpose of this study is to preliminarily establish the extent to which a brief aromatherapy intervention incrementally improves subjective and objective indicators of discomfort (pain, anxiety, and heart rate variability)…
- Conditions
- Chronic Headache, Migraine Headache, Headache
- Trial name
- NCT02440997
- Testing
- aromatherapy, foot bath
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Headache, Cephalgia
Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Patients With Chronic Headache
Participants with chronic or recurrent headache, unrelated to any known pathology or disease, will be randomly assigned to one of four interventions: Osteopathic manipulation of the body other than the head, osteopathic…
- Conditions
- Headache, Cephalgia, Migraine
- Trial name
- OMTHA (NCT01332864)
- Testing
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT), Light touch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Western University of Health Sciences
New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH)
Endogenous Modulation and Central Sensitization in New Daily Persistent Headache ( NDPH ) in Children
New daily persistent headache (NDPH) is a primary headache disorder characterized by the daily and unremitting headache pain patients experience with a distinct onset.
- Trial name
- EMCS-NDPH (NCT03447782)
- Testing
- Naltrexone HCl (Bulk) Powder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Tension Type Headache, Migraine
Yoga for Chronic Headache in Adolescents
A randomized controlled trial to investigate the efficacy of yoga on tension type headache and / or migraine in adolescents between 12 and 16 years, consisting of a four group design which includes an 12 week yoga course and a…
- Trial name
- NCT02721849
- Testing
- Yoga for adolescents, Yoga for parents
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Universität Duisburg-Essen
Chronic Pain, Headache
Web-based CBT for Children With Chronic Pain
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a web-based (i.e., internet) treatment approach for providing psychological treatment to reduce pain and improve functioning in children…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Headache, Abdominal Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00853138
- Testing
- cognitive-behavioral therapy
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Chronic Headache
Combined Biofeedback With Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Pediatric Headache
The objective of the study is to examine the effect of combined treatments (biofeedback with virtual reality) for pediatric chronic headache.
- Trial name
- VR (NCT00897780)
- Testing
- Biofeedback with virtual reality
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Chronic Pain Syndrome, Chronic Daily Headache
Offset Analgesia as a Measure of Central Sensitization in Children
Pediatric chronic pain disorders are common and consequential in Western societies, occurring in 25-80% of population-based samples with a median prevalence of 11-38% and significant pain-related disability in 3-5% of these…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain Syndrome, Chronic Daily Headache, Functional Abdominal Pain Syndrome, Musculoskeletal Pain Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03445403
- Testing
- Offset analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital