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Not yet recruitingNCT06149000Updated Nov 28, 2023

Migraine Headache Mitigation Utilizing Avulux

An interventional study of Avulux Lenses and Placebo Lenses in Migraine, Headache and Photophobia, sponsored by Kaiser Permanente. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 120 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-11-28.

Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jun 2024, 2 years 4 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 120 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This will be a randomized double blind cross over interventional trial to determine if Avulux lenses are able to reduce headache symptoms in patients

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Participants:

This study will include a total of 40 participants aged 18 and over who have been screened for migraine headache history. Patients who attended the SBC Headache class with a diagnosis of Migraine from the last 12 months will be selected and assigned a number. Random number set will be used to select the 40 patients. Additional 40 patients will be selected to meet the total initial enrollment of 40 patients in the end. These 40 patients will be randomly assigned to Avulux or Control groups. Each patient will be assigned a unique identifier, and the rest of the correspondents will not use patient demographics.

Design:

The study will be a randomized, double blind, crossover interventional trial. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of 2 groups of 20. 1. Experimental Group: Participants in this group will wear Avulux lenses during the testing sessions. 2. Control Group: Participants in this group will wear placebo lenses that resemble Avulux lenses but do not have the same optical properties.

Procedure:

Participants will complete a baseline assessment and self-report migraine frequency using the Redcap migraine diary application. Participants will complete testing sessions with both Avulux and placebo lenses for the duration of 3 months and then switch lenses for the remaining 3 months for comparison and a total study period of 6 months.

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Conditions studied

  • Migraine
  • Headache
  • Photophobia
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In context

Migraine Disorders

1,657 studies on the registry are indexed under Migraine Disorders; 339 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 40 is below the median of 80 across 1,269 interventional studies indexed under Migraine Disorders.

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Lead sponsor

Kaiser Permanente is the lead sponsor of 393 studies on the registry; 43 are open to participants now.

Of its 7 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 3 (43%) have results posted.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 120 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patient population: Individuals must have an existing diagnosis code of G43.1 (migraine w aura) or G43. 10 (migraine w aura, not intractable).
  • Only Kaiser Permanente members receiving care at the Fontana Medical Service Areas will be in consideration.
  • Patients that are >18
  • There will no restrictions based on biological sex.
  • Participants will be referred to optical by provider (Neurologists/Optometrist/Primary Care physician).
  • Participants must agree to not initiate any new medical management during the trial or be willing to voluntarily withdrawal from participating in the trial

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who do not have a migraine diagnosis code in their medical record.
  • Patients that have started a new migraine medication within last 30 days
  • Non-Members of Kaiser Permanente
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Avulux Lenses

    This group will be receiving migraine treatment using Avulux lenses

    Device: Avulux Lenses · Device: Placebo Lenses

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo Lenses

    This group will be using identical placebo lenses as treatment

    Device: Avulux Lenses · Device: Placebo Lenses

Interventions

  • DeviceAvulux Lenses

    Avulux lenses are specialized eyewear designed to reduce specific wavelengths of light to alleviate symptoms in individuals who experience light sensitivity and migraines

  • DevicePlacebo Lenses

    Lenses that will look identical to Avulux lenses without the medical benefits

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Reduction in migraine frequency

    headache days per month documented in a headache diary.

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Reduction in migraine severity

    Severity of headaches on a scale from no, mild, moderate, and sever pain

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Improve quality of life

    Rating of daily activity performance using Functional Disability Scale (0) No disability-(6) Severe disability

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Medication Use

    Number of medications used as a form of rescue medication during episode of migraine

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • Posternack C, Kupchak P, Capriolo AI, Katz BJ. Targeting the intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell to reduce headache pain and light sensitivity in migraine: A randomized double-blind trial. J Clin Neurosci. 2023 Jul;113:22-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2023.04.015. Epub 2023 May 5. PubMed 37150129 ↗
  • Katz BJ, Digre KB. Diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of photophobia. Surv Ophthalmol. 2016 Jul-Aug;61(4):466-77. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2016.02.001. Epub 2016 Feb 12. PubMed 26875996 ↗
  • Wilkins AJ, Wilkinson P. A tint to reduce eye-strain from fluorescent lighting? Preliminary observations. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 1991 Apr;11(2):172-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.1991.tb00217.x. PubMed 2062542 ↗
  • Huang J, Zong X, Wilkins A, Jenkins B, Bozoki A, Cao Y. fMRI evidence that precision ophthalmic tints reduce cortical hyperactivation in migraine. Cephalalgia. 2011 Jun;31(8):925-36. doi: 10.1177/0333102411409076. Epub 2011 May 26. PubMed 21622479 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Participant data will not be shared

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Start is estimated for Dec 2023; primary completion for Jun 2024, 6 months later.

Of 309 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Migraine Disorders, half reached primary completion within 17 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 8 and three quarters within 36. This study's planned 6 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 358 studies reached it within 15 months; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 34.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Nov 1, 2023
First posted
Nov 28, 2023
StartEst.
Dec 13, 2023
Primary completionEst.
Jun 13, 2024
CompletionEst.
Jun 20, 2024
Last update
Nov 28, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 28, 2023, 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
NCT06149000
Lead sponsor
Kaiser Permanente
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 28, 2023
Start date
Dec 13, 2023 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jun 13, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 20, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 28, 2023

Study contacts

Leslie Aragon, MPH
Contact
Leslie.A.Aragon@kp.org
323-812-5569
Munish Sharma, OD/MBA
Contact
Munish.Sharma@kp.org
909-427-4452
Munish Sharma, OD/MBA
principal investigator · Kaiser Permanente

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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