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To evaluate the efficacy of electrical neuromodulation in patients with linear headache

To evaluate efficacy of Trans-cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation(TENS) of greater occipital nerve in epicrania fugax : A pilot study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/082754
Enrollment
30
Registered
2025-03-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: G448- Other specified headache syndromes Health Condition 2: G448- Other specified headache syndromes

Interventions

Intervention1: TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION: Total 3 cycles of TENS of mixed high and low frequency , low voltage pulse with amplitude as per patient tolerability on alternate days to g

Sponsors

Dr Vimal K Paliwal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Age of patient > 18 years 2.Patient giving written informed consent. 3.Patient fulfilling diagnostic criteria of epicrania fugax headache (ICHD3) A. Recurrent stabbing head pain attacks lasting 1-10 seconds and fulfilling criterion B B. Pain moving with a linear or zigzag trajectory across the surface of one hemicranium, commencing and terminating in the distributions of different nerves C. Not better accounted for by another ICHD-3 diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patient below 18 years of age. 2.Patient not giving written informed consent 3. cardiac pacemakers, pregnancy and epilepsy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Reduction in headache severity with VAS scale and no of headache free days.Timepoint: Reduction in headache severity with VAS scale and no of headache free daysReduction in headache severity with VAS scale and no of headache free days will be analyzed at the end of 1 week, 4 weeks and 6 weeks.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
noneTimepoint: none

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVIMAL KUMAR PALIWAL

Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science, Lucknow (U.P) 226014

somyagrmc@gmail.com05222494167

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026