Can a smart armband take the sting out of migraine shots?
NCT ID NCT05730556
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a wearable armband called Nerivio that uses mild electrical pulses to reduce pain from Botox injections in people with chronic migraine. About 80 participants were planned, but the study was stopped early. The goal was to see if the device could make the injection process less painful.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nerivio (remote electrical neuromodulation device)
- What this could lead to
- If it worked, this device could offer a drug-free way to reduce pain during migraine injection procedures.
- What could go wrong
- The study was terminated early, so we have little data. It was also small (80 people) and only looked at short-term pain relief during injections.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- 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 75 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: * Meet the criteria for 1.3 chronic migraine based on ICHD3 criteria. * Currently receiving onabotulinumtoxinA per PREEMPT protocol for the treatment of chronic migraine. * Patient is willing and able to comply with the protocol to the satisfaction of the investigator. * Patient has the capacity to provide written, informed consent for themselves. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with an active implanted electrical and/or neurostimulator device (e.g., cardiac pacemaker, cochlear implant). * Participants with congestive heart failure (CHF), severe cardiac or cerebrovascular disease. * Participants with uncontrolled epilepsy. * Pregnant, trying to get pregnant or breastfeeding female participants. * Subjects participating in any other interventional clinical study. * Participants with other significant pain, medical or psychological problems that in the opinion of the investigator may confound the study assessments. * Participants who have previous experience with the device. * Patients with cranial deformities, prior cranial surgeries with violation of the calvarium, or shunt placement. * Patients receiving concurrent nerve blocks or trigger point injections within the same visit
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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