Effect of pressure on external carotid artery in treatment of acute migraine headache

Evaluation of employing direct tactile pressure on the external carotid artery to relieve acute episode attack of migraine: An interventional study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20150116020676N4

Enrollment

Registered

2019-07-21

Start date

2019-07-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-10-07

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Conditions

Migraine headache. Migraine

Interventions

Intervention group: In safe position, applying vital signs monitoring and ipsilateral type of headache, a gentle pressure was applied on the carotid artery, lateral to the cricothyroid membrane and me

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Established migraine, based on International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICDH) guidelines? in whom color doppler sonography of the carotid arteries depicted no narrowing of the carotid arteries or any atheromatous plaque.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with histories of syncopal attacks Sensitivity of carotid sinus Cardiac dysrhythmia History of any neurologic disease Patients with another non migraine headache symptoms Basilar migraine

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reduction in pain score evaluated by universal pain assessment tools (UPAT). Timepoint: 2 minutes after removing the pressure on carotid artery. Method of measurement: Universal Pain Assessment Tools.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFarhad Tavakoli

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

fahatv@yahoo.com+98 21 6119 2828

Outcome results

None listed

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