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UnknownNCT01752439
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Refractory Chronic Migraine and Medication-overuse Headache
Randomized Double-Blind Sham-Controlled Study of the Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Refractory Chronic Migraine and Medication-overuse Headache Patients
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 30 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Dr Armando Perrotta, MD, PhD · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of the transcranial direct current stimulation of the primary motor cortex (M1) in patients affected by refractory chronic migraine (coded as 1.5.1 in the international headache classification 2nd edition, 2004) and medication-overuse headache (coded as 8.1) with migraine as primary headache.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation | |
| DEVICE | Sham transcranial direct current stimulation |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-12-01
- Completion
- 2014-03-01
- First posted
- 2012-12-19
- Last updated
- 2012-12-19
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01752439. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.