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Efficacy and Safety of Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Treatment of Intractable Migraine

Efficacy and Safety of Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Treatment of Intractable Migraine: a Single-arm, Self-control, Open-label, Single-center Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06029153
Acronym
FAST-EM
Enrollment
15
Registered
2023-09-08
Start date
2023-06-15
Completion date
2024-11-30
Last updated
2024-12-31

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

Conditions

Migraine

Keywords

Migraine, Middle meningeal artery, Embolization

Brief summary

This study is a single-arm, self-controlled clinical trial that explores and evaluates the efficacy of middle meningeal artery embolization with coil in improving migraine symptoms. The main objectives of the study are to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the treatment.

Detailed description

This study is a single-arm, self-controlled, open-label, single-center clinical trial that explores and evaluates the efficacy of middle meningeal artery embolization with coil in improving migraine symptoms. The inclusion criteria consist of patients with or without aura migraines, who have experienced persistent, chronic migraines for at least 3 months before screening, and have shown resistance to at least two or more drug treatments, with unsatisfactory therapeutic effects, intolerable side effects, or contraindications. The main objectives of the study are to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the treatment.

Interventions

Middle meningeal artery embolization with coil.

Sponsors

The Affiliated Hospital Of Guizhou Medical University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Self-control

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

: 1. Voluntary written informed consent. 2. Age 18\ 80 years old (inclusive), regardless of gender. 3. Migraine was diagnosed by clinicians, according to The International Classification of Headache Disorders,3rd Edition 4. Patients with intractable migraine or refractory headache with migraine duration of more than 3 months and recurring migraine in the past 90 days before screening. 5. Patients who take two or more drugs are not satisfied with the therapeutic effect, the side effects of drug treatment are difficult to tolerate or have contraindications. 6. Headache frequency should be confirmed within 30 days before screening. 7. Patients with good compliance, willing and able to follow the requirements of treatment and follow-up observation.

Exclusion criteria

: 1. Patients with cervical spondylosis and secondary headaches such as otogenic, nasal, and odontogenic patients with a history of trigeminal autonomic headache, other definite causes of headache, or secondary headache. 2. Patients without suitable vascular access. 3. Patients scheduled for surgery within 90 days. 4. The life expectancy of patients is less than 12 months. 5. History of contrast agent allergy. 6. Lactating or pregnant women, or patients with a fertility plan within 1 year. 7. The clinical status of the patient was extremely poor, with an mRS Score ≥4. 8. Participants who had participated in clinical studies of other drugs or medical devices before enrollment and did not meet the primary study endpoint time limit. 9. The investigator judged that the patient had poor compliance and could not complete the study as required. 10. The patient had a clear history of allergies to embolic materials such as Nitinol alloy, cobalt-based alloy, and platinum-tungsten alloy. 11. Patient was allergic to the contrast agent. 12. Patients with other diseases limit their participation in the study, cannot follow up, or affect the scientific integrity of the study. 13. Patients have clotting disorders or are on anticoagulant therapy. 14. Patients have a history of opioid addiction. 15. Researchers believe that patients who are not suitable to participate in this trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Headache attack frequency (times / month and Headache duration)At baseline, 90 days after treatmentRecord of headache attack frequency (times / month and Headache duration)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Days of medication in acute phase and dosageAt baseline,30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 180 days, 1 year after treatmentRecord of days of medication in acute phase and dosage
Severity of headache:Visual Analogue ScaleAt baseline,36 hours,day of discharge,30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 180 days, 1 year after treatmentThe scale is mainly composed of a 10cm straight line, one end represents 0 (no pain at al), and the other end represents 10(the worst pain)
Severity of headache:Numerical Rating ScaleAt baseline,36 hours,day of discharge,30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 180 days, 1 year after treatmentThe headache level is rated from 0 (no pain) to 10 (the most severe)
Headache aura(nausea,photophobia,phonophobia) frequencyAt baseline,30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 180 days, 1 year after treatmentRecord of headache aura
Headache attack frequency (days / month)At baseline,30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 180 days, 1 year after treatmentRecord of headache attack frequency (days / month)
Headache ImpactAt baseline,30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 180 days, 1 year after treatmentHeadache Impact Test (HIT-6)
Migraine-Specific QuestionnaireAt baseline,30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 180 days, 1 year after treatmentMigraine-Specific Questionnaire(MSQ)
Hospital Anxiety and DepressionAt baseline,30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 180 days, 1 year after treatmentHospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS)
Clinical Global ImpressionAt baseline,30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 180 days, 1 year after treatmentClinical Global Impression(CGI)
Migraine Disability AssessmentAt baseline,30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 180 days, 1 year after treatmentThe Migraine Disability Assessment questionnaire (MIDAS)

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026