Green Light and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Migraine Patients

March 4, 2024 updated by: Riphah International University

Green Light and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Migraine Patients; a Randomized Control Trial.

There is a lack of evidence on the clinical outcome of green light exposure, as it is the emerging, novel proposal of treatment. There are a lot of researches present with small sample size which should be done on large population. In last conducted studies, session numbers of the applied modality are less. There is no comparison of tDCS with green light for migraine. The literature suggested the neuromodulation influenced by these interventions that may result in reduction of migraine.

Study Overview

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Migraine treatments encompass both medicinal options, such as acute and preventive medications, as well as a variety of non-pharmacological therapies. The range of acute medications that are available can be categorized into four different treatment approaches for treating mild to moderate-severity attacks, which involve the use of acetaminophen and/or NSAIDs. For patients experiencing severe attacks or those who do not respond to the initial strategy, a triptan-based strategy is recommended. According to the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), there is strong supporting evidence for the effectiveness of several medications in preventing migraines, including metoprolol, timolol, propranolol, divalproex sodium, sodium valproate, and topiramate. There are some non-pharmacological approaches present like non-invasive and invasive neuromodulation. In non-invasive treatment, transcutaneous cranial nerve stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (sTMS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), percutaneous mastoid stimulation and non-painful brachial electric stimulation are involved. In invasive neuromodulation, occipital nerve stimulation, sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation, and high cervical spine cord stimulation are involved.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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45

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Meet the diagnostic criteria established by the International Headache Society,
  • patient must have had at least 5 headache attacks that lasted 4-72 hours (untreated or unsuccessfully treated)
  • headache must have had at least 2 of the following characteristic; Unilateral location & Pulsating quality,
  • An average headache pain intensity of migraine episodes of ≥5 at numeric pain scale (NPS) over the 10 weeks prior to enrolling in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Mental illness,
  • Photophobic individual,
  • Presence of shunt and/or implant at the cranial region,
  • Brain tumors,
  • Wound at skull

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: tDCS Group
active tDCS with the prescribed medications for 20 minute. The intervention will conduct 3 consecutive days in a week.
Device: Transcranial direct current stimulation
tDCS group will give active tDCS with the prescribed medications for 20 minute. The intervention will conduct 3 consecutive days in a week.
Sham Comparator: Sham tDCS Group
sham tDCS with the prescribed medications for 20 minute. The intervention will conduct 3 consecutive days in a week.
Device: Sham transcranial direct current stimulation
Sham tDCS group will give sham tDCS with the prescribed medications for 20 minute. The intervention will conduct 3 consecutive days in a week.
Experimental: Green Light Group
green light exposure with the prescribed medications for 1-2 hour. The intervention will conduct 5 days in a week.
Device: Green light
Green light group will give green light exposure with the prescribed medications for 1-2 hour. The intervention will conduct 5 days in a week.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Structured Headache Diary Data for frequency of migraine
Time Frame: Week 4
diaries make it possible to record prospectively the characteristics of every attack and the use of headache calendars is indicated for evaluating the time pattern of headache, identifying aggravating factors and evaluating the efficacy of preventive treatment. This may reduce the recall bias and increase accuracy in the description.
Week 4
Numeric Pain Scale (NPS) for intensity of migraine
Time Frame: Week 4
NPS was implemented in clinical practice due to its rapidity both verbally and in writing. Due to its convenience, it is common for hospitals to measure pain using the 0 to 10 NPS scale.
Week 4
Multidimensional pain inventory (MPI) for migraine impact
Time Frame: Week 4
Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI) is one of the most widely used multidimensional instruments to measure adaptation to pain. It is a self-administered questionnaire comprising 12 empirically derived scales that measure dimensions of pain perception, life interference due to pain, perception of life control, affective distress, and social support. The instrument uses a clustering approach to derive three distinct subgroups: Dysfunctional (Dys), interpersonally distressed (ID), and adaptive copers (AC).
Week 4

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Migraine-specific Quality of Life Survey (MSQ 2.1) for quality of life
Time Frame: Week 4
The MSQOL is a measure to assess the effects of migraine over the longer term on patient well-being over a nonspecified time period, and the MQoLQ is designed to measure the short-term impact of migraine over a 24-hour period following the start of therapy for migraine.
Week 4

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Riphah International University

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Mirza Obaid Baig, MSPT, Riphah International University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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January 18, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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September 30, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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October 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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December 19, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 18, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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January 19, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

Last Update Posted

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March 5, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 4, 2024

Last Verified

Last Verified

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March 1, 2024

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • REC01726 Amna Mehmood

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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