Patients With Migraine and PFO
Conditions
Keywords
Migraine
Brief summary
A prospective, single arm, multicenter clinical registry evaluating the change in migraine headaches in migraine with aura patients who undergo patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure with the Coherex FlatStent™ EF PFO Closure System.
Interventions
Transcatheter PFO Closure
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Major Inclusion Criteria: Age 18-65 males and non pregnant females History of refractory migraine Documented PFO Major
Exclusion criteria
Known allergy to aspirin or nickel. Medication Overuse Headache Body mass index \> 40. Recent Botulinum neurotoxin type A treatment Other known structural heart disease, coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation PFO morphology not suitable for FlatStent EF Patients who have had a stroke within the past two months Post-traumatic headache. Patients with diagnosed hypercoagulable states that require chronic treatment with warfarin.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Efficacy | — | Percentage of subjects treated with the FlatStent EF who, achieve a clinically significant reduction in migraine or probable migraine headache days at follow-up. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Closure efficacy | — | Degree of closure of PFO at follow-up |