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CompletedNCT04166045Updated Jul 26, 2021

Evaluation of Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Acute Treatment of Migraine Pain

An interventional study of Sham Treatment Location and Verum Treatment Location in Episodic Migraine, sponsored by Theranova, L.L.C.. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 100 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-07-26.

Sponsored by Theranova, L.L.C. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 100 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Clinical study to determine the responder rate of the TheraNova Migraine Treatment System to that of a sham control treatment.

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Conditions studied

  • Episodic Migraine

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In context

Migraine Disorders

1,528 studies on the registry are indexed under Migraine Disorders; 299 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 20 is below the median of 80 across 1,175 interventional studies indexed under Migraine Disorders.

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Lead sponsor

Theranova, L.L.C. is the lead sponsor of 13 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Of its 8 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 5 (63%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 100 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • 18-100 years, inclusive
  • Diagnosis of episodic migraine with and without aura per International Headache Society diagnostic criteria
  • 4-14 migraine days per month
  • Ability to provide informed consent
  • Demonstrates no contraindication to the use of electrical nerve stimulation
  • Capable and willing to follow all study-related procedures

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Currently pregnant or breastfeeding, pregnant within the past 6 months or intends to become pregnant during the enrollment period
  • Diagnosis of chronic migraine or other forms of primary or secondary headache disorders, including medication overuse headache per International Headache Society diagnostic criteria
  • Any medical condition that would, in the opinion of the investigator, make the subject ineligible
  • Has received botulinum toxin injections within the past 3 months
  • Is currently implanted with an electrical and/or neurostimulator devic, including but not limited to cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator, vagal neurostimulator, sacral stimulator, bone growth stimulator, or cochlear implant
  • Use of investigational drug/device therapy within the past 4 weeks
  • Deemed unsuitable for enrollment in study by the investigator based on subjects' history or physical examination (including bleeding disorders, anticoagulant medications and peripheral neuropathy)
  • No changes in preventive medications (or other medications determined to potentially interfere with the study) in the previous 30 days and no intent to change it during the study
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
20 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Sham comparator
    Sham

    Treatment at the bicep location

    Device: Sham Treatment Location

  • Active comparator
    Verum

    Treatment at the hand location

    Device: Verum Treatment Location

Interventions

  • DeviceSham Treatment Location

    The device applies transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation to the bicep

  • DeviceVerum Treatment Location

    The device applies transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation to the hand

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Mean change in pain score

    We will also assess the change in migraine pain before versus after treatment with the 100-mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), which is a continuum scale that patients can quantify their pain from none (0 mm) to extreme (100 mm) for both treatment sites. The mean score for each patient cohort will be calculated. We will also perform a sub analysis on women versus men.

    Time frame: 4 months

  2. Percent of subjects who are responders

    For each subject treatment effectiveness will be assessed by both achieving pain relief (if the pain decreases from a 4-point visual rating scale (VRS) of 'severe' or 'moderate' at pre-treatment to 'mild' or 'none' at 120-min post-treatment) or pain-free ('none') status. The percent of subjects that experience a significant reduction in pain relief score (VRS) will be calculated for the verum and sham treatment sites.

    Time frame: 4 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Mayo Clinic
    Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 26, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04166045
Lead sponsor
Theranova, L.L.C.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 18, 2019
Start date
Jun 12, 2020
Primary completion
Apr 29, 2021
Completion
Apr 29, 2021
Last update
Jul 26, 2021

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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