Acute Migraine
Conditions
Brief summary
This study is conducted to investigate the therapeutic efficacy and safety of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the primary motor cortex of patients with acute migraine attack.
Interventions
PROCEDUREtranscranial direct current stimulation
A constant current of 2 mA intensity applied for 20 min over C3 or C4
Sponsors
Seoul National University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
17 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Aged 17-70 years * Migraine * With or without aura * The first attack of migraine was earlier than 50 years of age * One to 8 moderate to severe migraine attacks per month in the 2 months preceding the screening * Willing and able to give written informed consent * Able to read, comprehend and complete the diary form
Exclusion criteria
* Not able to distinguish between migraine and non-migraine headache * Combined headache, including the tension type headache and medication overuse headache * Pregnant, actively trying to become pregnant or breast-feeding women * Uncontrolled and significant medical illness * Vertebrobasilar or hemiplegic migraine according to the International Headache Society diagnostic criteria * Having intracranial metal implants or a cardiac pacemaker * A history of epilepsy or other organic brain disorders * A history of psychological diseases * Having changed medications for migraine within 1 month before giving us informed consent * Drug abuser or alcoholics
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of participants who experienced pain relief of one level or more | at 2h post-treatment |
Countries
South Korea
Outcome results
None listed