Scientists scan brains to unlock secrets of migraine drug

NCT ID NCT04271202

Summary

This study aimed to understand how a migraine prevention drug, galcanezumab (Emgality), works in the brain. Researchers scanned the brains of 64 people with frequent migraines before and after three months of treatment. They looked for changes in brain activity and structure to see if the drug's effects happen inside or outside the brain.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Pain Clinic at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Brookline, Massachusetts, 02445, United States

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