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Treatment of non-premonitory migraine with transcutaneous stimulation of the auricular branch of the vagal nerve (auricular t-VNS): a randomized, monocentric clinical trial on efficacy and the central mechanism of multi modality fMRI

Treatment of non-premonitory migraine with transcutaneous stimulation of the auricular branch of the vagal nerve (auricular t-VNS): a randomized, monocentric clinical trial on efficacy and the central mechanism of multi modality fMRI

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-INR-17010559
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-02-07
Start date
2017-02-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

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

Conditions

non-premonitory migraine

Interventions

two:transcutaneous stimulation of the auricular branch of the vagal nerve (auricular t-VNS)
Control:sham-tVNS

Sponsors

Guangdong Provincial Hospital of TCM
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 2004 years of IHS diagnosis criteria for migraine aura; 2. aged 18-45 years old, right-handed; 3. duration more than 6 months, and 2 times less than the number of episodes per month less than or equal to 6 times; 4. March to nearly not taking psychotropic or vasoactive drugs, near January did not receive electroacupuncture or he preventive treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. special types of diseases caused by headache or migraine; 2. Onset within 48 hours or during the study; 3. pregnancy or lactation; 4. with other serious diseases or other diseases caused by chronic pain; 5. serious skull asymmetry or intracranial lesions; 6. SAS or SDS standard more than 50 points.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The number of days of moderate / severe migraine attack /28 days;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Migraine specific quality of life questionnaire (MSQ);Regional Homogeneity (ReHo);Brain Functional Connectivity Analysis;Brain iron metabolism;Fanctional Network Analysis;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactChen Jun

Guangdong Provincial Hospital of TCM

junesums@163.com+86 020-81887233

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 9, 2026