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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

TypeNameDescription
DEVICEAnodal transcranial direct current stimulation
DEVICESham 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.