Shock therapy for migraines? new trial zaps artery to stop pain
NCT ID NCT07402954
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new way to treat severe migraines by using a mild electrical current on an artery in the head. Researchers want to see if the procedure is safe and practical for people whose headaches don't get better with standard treatments. About 12 adults with chronic migraine will take part.
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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 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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.
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- 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: * Age ≥18 * Chronic migraine or status migrainosus, or craniofacial pain refractory to maximal medical therapy who are undergoing MMA IA lidocaine infusion. * Subject has provided informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Known allergies to lidocaine * Seizure disorder, history of seizures, or increased seizure susceptibility * Intracranial vascular malformations or dural AVF * Hemodynamic instability, any condition where brief hemodynamic shifts may pose risk * Previous MMA intervention or craniotomy that could result in MMA occlusion * Any implanted electronic device (pacemaker, ICD, DBS, VNS, cochlear implant, spinal cord stimulator) * Significant cardiovascular disease (unstable angina, severe arrhythmias, recent MI) * Severe autonomic dysfunction * Active systemic infection * Vulnerable populations (i.e. pregnant individuals, children, prisoners, individuals lacking decision-making capacity, persons with cognitive impairment, those unable to provide informed consent)
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Texas Medical Branch
RECRUITINGGalveston, Texas, 77555-0133, United States
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