Massive migraine study aims to unlock secrets of chronic head pain
NCT ID NCT07163416
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This large observational study will follow over 2,000 adults with migraine in Italy for two years. Researchers will collect data on symptoms, treatments, and healthcare use to better understand how migraine evolves and how patients are managed. The goal is to improve diagnosis and care pathways for people with episodic and chronic migraine.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could reveal better ways to diagnose and treat migraine, improving patient care and reducing healthcare costs.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test new therapies. Results depend on accurate patient reporting and may not apply outside Italy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,030 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
Who is studied
The reference population for the registry IGRAINE includes adult patients of both sexes, suffering from episodic or chronic migraine, undergoing treatment at a specialized headache center. At the time of its launch, 46 headache centers distributed throughout Italy will participate in the registry. To ensure its representativeness, the study sample includes 10% of the total number of patients followed at the centers, selected randomly. The registry will be enrolled using the "systematic random" method. Participation in the study will be offered to the first patient at the first visit (incident patient) and to the first patient at the follow-up visit (prevalent patient) of each outpatient day at the clinical center. If the first patient in each category refuses, participation in the study will be offered to the next patient in order of visit in the same category (prevalent or incident). Researchers are advised NOT to skip patients so as not to create a selection bias in the population.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult Patients(Age ≥ 18 years) of both sexes * Diagnosis confirmed of episodic migraine ( \<15 days/month ) with or without aura or chronic migraine (\>15days/month) ,with or without headeche due to overuse of analgesics; * Provision of signed and dated the Informed Consent Form before the inclusion in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients affected by other forms of primary or secondary headaches or in whom the diagnosis is not certain
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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.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Head, Irccs San Raffaele Roma S.r.l. - Unità per la cura e la ricerca su cefalee e dolore - Dipartimento di Neurologia, Via di Val di Cannuta 250, 00166 Roma (RM) - Italy
RECRUITINGRoma, Roma, 00166, Italy
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