NCT04228809

Brief Summary

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) was suggested to provide beneficial effects in chronic migraine (CM), a condition often associated with medication overuse (MO) for which no long-term therapy is available.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
135

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2015

Typical duration for not_applicable

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2015

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 30, 2017

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 30, 2018

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 4, 2020

Completed
10 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 14, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

February 17, 2020

Status Verified

February 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

1.6 years

First QC Date

January 4, 2020

Last Update Submit

February 12, 2020

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • days of headache per month (long-term)

    no. patients with 50% reduction of days of headache per month

    12 months

Secondary Outcomes (8)

  • days of headache per month (mid-term)

    6 months

  • analgesic intake per month

    6 and 12 months

  • disability

    6 and 12 months

  • catastrophizing attitude

    6 and 12 months

  • depression

    6 and 12 months

  • +3 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (3)

anodal tDCS

EXPERIMENTAL

anodal tDCS stimulation

Device: tDCS

cathodal tDCS

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

cathodal tDCS stimulation

Device: tDCS

sham tDCS

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

sham tDCS stimulation (stopped after 30 seconds)

Device: tDCS

Interventions

tDCSDEVICE

transcranial direct current stimulation

anodal tDCScathodal tDCSsham tDCS

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • chronic migraine with medication overuse according to the International Headache Society criteria. Diagnosis was confirmed on the basis of a daily headache diary that all eligible patients filled out in the last month prior to the enrollment. Patients should have failed at least two prophylaxis therapies. Written informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

  • known diagnosis of major depression or other major psychiatric disorders identified after psychiatric consultation, cardiac pace maker, clips for previous head surgery, cochlear implant, history of epilepsy, known idiopathic intracranial hypertension, harmful alcohol consumption, pregnancy.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (1)

  • Grazzi L, Usai S, Bolognini N, Grignani E, Sansone E, Tramacere I, Maravita A, Lauria G. No efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation on chronic migraine with medication overuse: A double blind, randomised clinical trial. Cephalalgia. 2020 Oct;40(11):1202-1211. doi: 10.1177/0333102420931050. Epub 2020 Jun 14.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Migraine DisordersHeadache Disorders, Secondary

Interventions

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Headache Disorders, PrimaryHeadache DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Electric Stimulation TherapyTherapeuticsConvulsive TherapyPsychiatric Somatic TherapiesBehavioral Disciplines and ActivitiesElectroshockPsychological Techniques

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Masking Details
sham
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 4, 2020

First Posted

January 14, 2020

Study Start

December 1, 2015

Primary Completion

June 30, 2017

Study Completion

May 30, 2018

Last Updated

February 17, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-02

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share