Can't name your feelings? it might make your migraines worse
NCT ID NCT06891053
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether alexithymia—trouble recognizing or describing emotions—is linked to how often women get migraines. Researchers will track 350 female migraine patients aged 12-65 using questionnaires. The goal is to understand if emotional awareness affects migraine severity, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
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
Female patients, aged 12-65 years, diagnosed with episodic migraine with or without aura, chronic migraine and/or MOH according to ICHD-3 2018 criteria
- Ages
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12 to 65 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Diagnosis of episodic migraine with or without aura, chronic migraine and/or MOH according to ICHD-3 2018 criteria; * Patients aged 12-65 years; * Female patients Exclusion Criteria: * Ongoing major depressive episode; * Comorbidities for major internal diseases (hepatopathy, nephropathy, heart failure, etc.); * Alcohol or substance abuse disorder (eoin, cocaine, cannabis, hallucinogens); * Language barrier; * Low cultural/cognitive level; * No informed consent.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Alessandria (ASL AL)
Alessandria, Italy, 15121, Italy
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