Active clinical trials for "Headache"

Cluster Headache (CH) is associated with ipsilateral vegetative signs, related to parasympathetic system hyperactivity and/or signs of sympathetic hypoactivity. The precise mechanism of Cluster Headache (CH) is still unknown. The question is whether these dysautonomic disorders are simply secondary to the Cluster Headache (CH) process or whether they are the triggering factor.

With a rising population of transgender adults and youth, there is a need for more research to meet the needs of this community. Transfemale (MTF) youth (male sex, female gender identity) who begin clinical Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy (GAHT) with estrogen may be at a higher risk for headache since estrogen has been linked to headache in cisgender females (female sex, female gender identity). This research hopes to learn more about headache in MTF youth.

This is a phone interview research study for patients with migraine or medication-overuse headache (MOH) who have completed baseline MRI scans. Participants will be interviewed by phone at 3, 12, 24 months after the baseline MRI scans. The purpose of this study is to potentially identify the baseline brain functional or structural signatures (functional connectivity, regional homogeneity, amplitude of low frequency fluctuation, and so such) that are predictive of the short- and long- term outcomes as well as treatment response of migraine and MOH patients.

The primary objective of this research is to investigate the effects of virtual reality technology on the treatment of migraine-type headaches and assess how this technology may impact the severity, frequency, and duration of headaches.

This is a multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study assessing the effectiveness of Galcanezumab as an add-on therapy for Migraine participants on a stable migraine prophylaxis regimen including Botox with or without one other migraine prophylaxis agent (BMPT), who have persistent unmet need. The study population will consist of approximately 150 participants ages 18-65 who report at least a 30% reduction in monthly migraine days from BMPT and still experience an average of ≥ 6 migraine days per month, following International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3) criteria. Subjects should be stable on at least 2, but no more than 8, consecutive injection cycles of Botox. Overall migraine day reduction will be assessed in the participants based on participant self-report (via daily electronic diaries) and medical record review.

Migraine headache is a frequent Emergency Department complaint. While first-line Emergency Department treatment for this condition is well-established, optimal second-line treatment options are not well-defined. First line Emergency Department treatments include Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), dopamine antagonists. Second line treatments that have been proposed include triptans, steroids, antiepileptics, benzodiazepines, magnesium and narcotics, but none have shown reliable Emergency Department efficacy (less than 50% in most studies). In the past ten years there have been several case series published on using low, sub-anesthetic doses of propofol for the treatment of refractory migraine. These case series have reported very impressive efficacy rates, especially in comparison to the published efficacy rates of other second-line treatments. Personal experience using this treatment modality has also yielded impressive clinical results. Most of the published series, however, have not been conducted in the Emergency Department. The Investigators propose to conduct a prospective, observational trial of low-dose propofol for the treatment of refractory migraine in the Emergency Department. Propofol is a frequently-used Emergency Department sedative, with a good safety profile when administered by experienced Emergency Medicine practitioners using appropriate monitoring. The primary outcome measurement will be reduction of pain after treatment, with secondary outcome measures related to the safety of treatment and continuation of pain relief after leaving the Emergency Department. Although the protocol will involve the use of low-dose propofol with the aim of achieving light-to-moderate sedation only, all patients will care for and monitor at a level appropriate for deep procedural sedation.

Neuraxial analgesia (most commonly continuous epidural or combined spinal epidural) is the most effective modality available for pain relief during labor. Accidental dural puncture (ADP) with a large bore epidural needle and the resulting post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is one of the most significant sources of anesthesia-related morbidity in parturients. Epidural blood patch (EBP) is the gold standard for treatment of PDPH, and although almost always effective, can result in another ADP, as well as low back pain and lower extremity pain. For this reason, effective measures to prevent PDPH when ADP occurs would be highly valuable. One small study in which 50 women were randomly allocated to receive 2 epidural injections of morphine or saline, demonstrated a beneficial effect of epidural morphine in decreasing the incidence of PDPH. This study aims to determine the efficacy of 2 doses of neuraxial (either epidural (EPID) or intrathecal) preservative-free morphine (PFM) to prevent headache after ADP in parturients.

This is a 68-week study to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of fremanezumab in participants with cluster headache (CH). Participants who complete the pivotal studies TV48125-CNS-30056 (NCT02945046) and TV48125-CNS-30057 (NCT02964338) and enroll into the current study will visit the investigational center for investigational medicinal product (IMP) administration, safety and efficacy assessments, and blood and urine collections for pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity (anti-drug antibodies [ADAs]), and biomarker analyses. Participants will return to the investigational center for a follow-up visit to evaluate ADAs, fremanezumab concentrations, biomarkers, and safety (adverse events and concomitant medications) approximately 7.5 months after the last dose of IMP.

Trigeminal neuralgia is one of the strongest pains known to humans. Some patients do not have enough effect with the available pharmaceutical treatments and are offered a type of surgery, which involves the injection of glycerol in a nerve structure called trigeminal ganglion. The researchers will do a pilot study on 10 patients with a new surgical technique using neuronavigation. The researchers believe that this new neuronavigation-based system can improve the precision of the technique and reduce the risk for complications.

Efficacy and Safety Pilot Study of DFN-11 Injection in Medication Overuse Headache