New hope for veterans with persistent headaches after concussion
NCT ID NCT07229391
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new treatment called Headache reprocessing for people with persistent headaches after a mild traumatic brain injury. It will involve 60 veterans and compare the new treatment to a headache education program. The goal is to see if the treatment is safe, practical, and helpful for reducing headache impact on daily life.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
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 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: 1. Enrolled in healthcare at VA San Diego Healthcare System; 2. History of mild TBI (mTBI), or head injury that is below the diagnostic threshold for mTBI 3. Headache that had its lifetime onset or significantly worsened within 90 days of a concussive event 4. Headache has persisted for at least 90 days since its onset or worsening 5. No changes in past 3 months to medical management of headache or comorbid psychiatric symptoms, and no anticipated changes during the study interval 6. No current participation in psychological intervention for pain or headache Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of moderate or severe traumatic brain injury 2. Uncontrolled bipolar, psychotic, or substance use disorder 3. Acute suicidality as determined by screening as "high risk" or has a history of suicide attempt within the past 1 year; 4. Other factors that would preclude participation in the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
San Diego, California, 92161-0002, United States
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