Scientists probe how brain damage and migraines change the way we hear
NCT ID NCT02791997
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how people with brain injuries or migraines process sounds, including attention, memory, and emotions. Researchers used listening tests and brain scans (EEG, MEG, MRI) to measure responses in 262 participants. The goal was to better understand auditory deficits, not to test a treatment.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
-
262 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Feb 2015
- Finished
-
Sep 2020
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 to 80 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age from 18 to 80 * MEG/MRI compatibility * Motivation to participate efficiently in the study * No severe hearing loss * Informed consent to participate in the study * Affiliation to social security * For brain-damaged patients : no need for medical assistance; focal temporal and/or frontal lesion; no major cognitive impairment; ability to understand and apply the instructions for neuropsychological testing; testing at least one-month after the event resulting in brain damage; absence of neurological and psychiatric disorders besides the lesion * For migraine patients: no need for medical assistance; migraine diagnosis; no major cognitive impairment; ability to understand and apply the instructions for neuropsychological testing; absence of neurological and psychiatric disorders besides the migraine * Healthy participants: absence of neurological and psychiatric disorders Exclusion Criteria: * Age below 18 or above 80 * MRI scanning not possible: artificial cardiac pacemaker, insulin pump, metallic prosthesis, intra-cerebral clip, claustrophobia * MEG acquisition not possible: large heads, neurostimulator, metal in the head or the body. * Pregnant or breast-feeding women
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Migraine disorders, brain are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Service Explorations Fonctionnelles Neurologiques, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse
Lyon, 69004, France
-
Unité 201, Hôpital Neurologique
Bron, 69500, France
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.