NCT03217968

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of the Cefaly® Abortive Program device used at home for 2 hours to treat a migraine attack. This open clinical trial will study the abortive treatment of migraine using the Cefaly® Abortive Program device, prior to development of a sham-controlled trial.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
59

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2017

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 13, 2017

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 14, 2017

Completed
27 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 10, 2017

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 10, 2018

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 10, 2018

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

June 7, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

August 7, 2018

Status Verified

July 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

5 months

First QC Date

July 13, 2017

Results QC Date

May 4, 2018

Last Update Submit

July 9, 2018

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Pain Freedom (PF) at 2 Hours

    The percentage of patients having a reduction of a moderate or severe migraine headache (Grade 2 or 3) at baseline to no headache (Grade 0) at 2 hours after the beginning of the e-TNS session.

    2 hours

  • Most Bothersome Migraine-associated Symptom (MBS) Freedom at 2 Hours

    The percentage of patients with absence, at 2 hours after the beginning of the e-TNS session, of the most bothersome migraine-associated symptom identified at baseline.

    2 hours

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Pain Relief (PR) at 2 Hours

    2 hours

  • Migraine-associated Symptoms Freedom at 2 Hours

    2 hours

  • Use of Rescue Medication Between 2 and 24 Hours

    Between 2 and 24 hours

  • Sustained Pain Freedom at 24 Hours

    24 hours

Study Arms (1)

Active

EXPERIMENTAL

120 minutes of Cefaly® Abortive Program device stimulation as abortive treatment of an early stage migraine attack

Device: Cefaly® Abortive Program device

Interventions

The Cefaly® Abortive Program device is an external cranial neurostimulator designed for supraorbital neurostimulation, also known as external Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (e-TNS).

Active

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Age from 18 to 65 years on the day of signing the informed consent form
  • ≥ 1-year history of migraine with or without aura according to the diagnostic criteria listed in the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD)-III beta (2013) section 1, migraine (8), with the exception of aura without headache, hemiplegic migraine and brainstem aura migraine
  • Migraine onset before the age of 50 years
  • Having between 2 and 8 moderate or severe migraine attacks (Grade 2 or 3) per month in each of the two months prior to screening
  • Patient understands the study procedures, alternative treatments available, and voluntarily agrees to participate in the study by giving written informed consent
  • Patient is able to read and understand the written information (instruction sheet, paper diary and Adverse Events (AE) collecting form)

You may not qualify if:

  • Patient has difficulty distinguishing his/her migraine attacks from tension-type headaches
  • Patient has more than 15 headache days per month
  • Patient having received supraorbital nerve blocks in the prior 4 months
  • Patient having received Botox treatment in the prior 4 months
  • Modification of a migraine prophylaxis treatment in the previous 3 months
  • Diagnosis of other primary headache disorders, except rare (\< 4) tension-type headaches per month
  • Diagnosis of secondary headache disorders included Medication Overuse Headache
  • Patients abusing opioids or user of recreational or illicit drugs or has had a recent history (within the last year) of drug or alcohol abuse or dependence
  • Implanted metallic or electronic device in the head
  • Cardiac pacemaker or implanted or wearable defibrillator
  • Patient having had a previous experience with the Cefaly® device
  • Migraine Aura without headache
  • Patient is currently participating or has participated in a study with an investigational compound or device within 30 days of screening visit (Visit 1)
  • Patients not having the ability to use appropriately the device and/or to perform themselves or bear the first 20-minute stimulation session during the training session at the study site

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Rochester Clinical Research, Inc.

Rochester, New York, 14609, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Migraine Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Headache Disorders, PrimaryHeadache DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System Diseases

Results Point of Contact

Title
Clinical Trial Department director
Organization
CEFALY Technology

Study Officials

  • Joseph MANN, M.D.

    Rochester Clinical Research

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 13, 2017

First Posted

July 14, 2017

Study Start

August 10, 2017

Primary Completion

January 10, 2018

Study Completion

January 10, 2018

Last Updated

August 7, 2018

Results First Posted

June 7, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations