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CompletedNCT06051604Updated Sep 26, 2024

Mi-Helper Transnasal Cooling for Acute Treatment of Migraine

An interventional study of Mi-Helper in Episodic Migraine, Migraine With Aura and Migraine Without Aura, sponsored by CoolTech LLC. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-09-26.

Sponsored by CoolTech LLC · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Jun 2024, 2 years 3 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
172
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a prospective, double-blind, sham-controlled, randomized clinical trial . This study aims to assess the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and the optimal dose of the Mi-Helper transnasal cooling device for acute treatment of migraine in an at home setting.

Adults aged 18 years to 65 years old with a diagnosis of episodic migraine (with or without aura) for at least one year (self-reported) will be recruited for this study.

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Conditions studied

  • Episodic Migraine
  • Migraine With Aura
  • Migraine Without Aura
  • 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 172 is above the median of 80 across 1,175 interventional studies indexed under Migraine Disorders.

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Lead sponsor

CoolTech LLC is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age of 18 to 65 years, inclusive of either sex at birth.
  2. Lives in the contiguous United States.
  3. Self-reported to be able to read and understand English sufficiently to provide informed consent.
  4. Individual has had a diagnosis of episodic migraine with or without aura over at least 1 year, self-reported during screening.
  5. Individual experiences 2 to 8 migraine attacks per month documented via migraine eDiary during screening.
  6. Individual is in good reported general health at the time of screening.
  7. Migraine onset before 50 years of age, self-reported during screening.
  8. Migraine prophylaxis medication unchanged for 4 weeks prior to study enrollment.
  9. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study.
  10. Individuals that own a functioning smartphone device, internet connection (Wi-Fi or data plan) and are willing to download the study app.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Participant has difficulty distinguishing his or her migraine attacks from tension-type headaches.
  2. Participant has 15 or more headache days per month reported via migraine eDiary and during screening.
  3. Participant using any opioid medication at the time of screening.
  4. Participant has received Botox treatment, barbiturates, supraorbital or occipital nerve blocks within the last 4 weeks of screening.
  5. Participant lives at an altitude of 2000 meters or more above sea level.
  6. Self-reported intolerance to intranasal therapy.
  7. Self-reported recurrent epistaxis or chronic rhinosinusitis.
  8. Self-reported sinus or intranasal surgery within the last 4 months of screening.
  9. Self-reported history of 'complicated migraine or headaches' (i.e., hemiplegic migraine, ophthalmoplegic migraine, migrainous infarction, basilar migraine, post-traumatic headaches, post-concussion syndrome).
  10. Known or suspected pregnancy as self-reported by the prospective participant at the time of screening.
  11. Prospective participant unable to fully understand the consent process and provide informed consent due to either language barriers or mental capacity.
  12. Self-reported diagnosis of alcohol or substance abuse disorder at the time of screening.
  13. Participant with active chronic pain syndromes, such as fibromyalgia, chronic pelvic pain, or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS); or other pain syndrome like trigeminal neuralgia.
  14. Participant with severe psychiatric conditions (such as major depressive episode, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia), dementia, or significant neurological disorders (other than migraine) that, in the Investigator's opinion, might interfere with study assessments.
  15. Failure to adhere to or inability to complete Study App inputs and onboarding activities during the screening period. Participants who are not adherent during the screening period are not eligible for study entry.
  16. Prospective participant has participated in a migraine study or any interventional clinical study within the 6 months prior to screening.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
172 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Sham comparator
    Group I (sham)

    2 LPM of ambient air administered intermittently via Mi-Helper for 15 minutes

    Device: Mi-Helper

  • Experimental
    Group II (active treatment 1)

    4 LPM of dehumidified air administered via Mi-Helper for 15 minutes

    Device: Mi-Helper

  • Experimental
    Group III (active treatment 2)

    6 LPM of dehumidified air administered via Mi-Helper for 15 minutes

    Device: Mi-Helper

  • Experimental
    Group IV (active treatment 3)

    10 LPM of dehumidified air administered via Mi-Helper for 15 minutes

    Device: Mi-Helper

Interventions

  • DeviceMi-Helper

    The Mi-Helper device is a non-invasive, drug-free, novel therapy that uses a patented process of dry air flow across the nasal turbinates to induce a phase change (evaporation) that extracts energy (thermodynamics) causing local cooling which modulates nerves associated with pain and other symptoms of migraine. The device delivers a controlled pressure and flow of dry room temperature air along with a nebulized saline mist for added comfort and evaporative efficiency.

    Also known as: Mi-Helper transnasal cooling device

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain relief at 2 hours post treatment

    From severe or moderate to mild or no pain, or from mild to no pain; based on the traditional 4-point VRS scale

    Time frame: 2 hours

  2. Safety of the Mi-Helper device

    Measured by incidence of adverse events

    Time frame: 24 hours

  3. Tolerability of the Mi-Helper device

    Based on percent of participants who fail to complete the full treatment session

    Time frame: 15 minutes

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pain relief immediately post treatment

    From severe or moderate to mild or no pain, or from mild to no pain; based on the traditional 4-point VRS scale

    Time frame: 0 minutes

  2. Pain relief at 24 hours post treatment

    From severe or moderate to mild or no pain, or from mild to no pain; based on the traditional 4-point VRS scale

    Time frame: 24 hours

  3. Pain freedom immediately post treatment

    A reduction of mild, moderate or severe pain at baseline to no pain.

    Time frame: 0 minutes

  4. Pain freedom at 2 hours post treatment

    A reduction of mild, moderate or severe pain at baseline to no pain.

    Time frame: 2 hours

  5. Pain freedom at 24 hours post treatment

    A reduction of mild, moderate or severe pain at baseline to no pain.

    Time frame: 24 hours

  6. Relief from most bothersome symptom (MBS) immediately post treatment

    From severe or moderate to mild or none, or from mild to none; based on the traditional 4-point VRS scale

    Time frame: 0 minutes

  7. Relief from MBS at 2 hours post treatment

    From severe or moderate to mild or none, or from mild to none; based on the traditional 4-point VRS scale

    Time frame: 2 hours

  8. Relief from MBS at 24 hours post treatment

    From severe or moderate to mild or none, or from mild to none; based on the traditional 4-point VRS scale

    Time frame: 24 hours

  9. Freedom from MBS immediately post treatment

    A reduction of mild, moderate or severe pain at baseline to none.

    Time frame: 0 minutes

  10. Freedom from MBS at 2 hours post treatment

    A reduction of mild, moderate or severe pain at baseline to none.

    Time frame: 2 hours

  11. Freedom from MBS at 24 hours post treatment

    A reduction of mild, moderate or severe pain at baseline to none.

    Time frame: 24 hours

Other outcomes

  1. Use of rescue medication 2-24 post treatment.

    Time frame: 24 hours

  2. Participants belief of which treatment is received.

    Time frame: 24 hours

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Study locations

1 site
  • ObvioHealth
    New York, New York 10001, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 26, 2024, 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
NCT06051604
Lead sponsor
CoolTech LLC
Collaborators
ObvioHealth
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 25, 2023
Start date
Nov 15, 2023
Primary completion
Jun 18, 2024
Completion
Sep 24, 2024
Last update
Sep 26, 2024

Study contacts

Parth Shah, MD
principal investigator · ObvioHealth

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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