Teen migraine mystery: do puberty hormones fuel the pain?
NCT ID NCT05738213
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study explores how sex hormones (like testosterone and estrogen) during puberty relate to migraine pain and sensitivity in adolescents aged 11-15. Researchers will test pain responses and track migraine disability in 100 teens with and without migraines. The goal is to better understand the link between hormones and migraine severity, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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11 to 15 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion criteria 1. Age between 11-15 2. Males and females 3. English speakers 4. Migraine group: diagnosed with migraine 5. Control group: Healthy, with no first degree relative with migraine Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding, 2. Chronic pain (except for migraine for the migraine group), neurological or psychiatric syndromes or syndromes associated with pubertal maturation 3. Use of medications that impact sex hormone levels (i.e., contraceptive pills)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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