Brain artery block shows promise for stopping migraines
NCT ID NCT06735833
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether blocking a small artery in the brain (the middle meningeal artery) with a special glue can prevent chronic migraines. About 70 adults with hard-to-treat chronic migraine will receive the procedure. The main goal is to see if it safely reduces the number of migraine days.
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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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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 65 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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Participant Inclusion Criteria, Candidates for this study must meet ALL the following inclusion criteria: 1. Patient is between 18 and 65 years of age (inclusive) at the time of consent 2. Age of onset of Chronic Migraine \<= 64 years 3. Age of onset of migraine diagnosis \< 50 years 4. Patient has a current diagnosis of refractory migraine 5. Patient has a current diagnosis of Chronic migraine Participant Exclusion Criteria, Candidates will be excluded from participation if ANY of the following apply: 1. Patients with a history for the last 2 years of other primary headache types, or secondary headache types except medication overuse headache 2. Patients with diagnosis of hemiplegic migraine or migrainous infarct 3. Patients with current regular use of Opioids, Cannabis, Medical Marijuana, etc 4. Women who are pregnant, lactating, or who are of childbearing age 5. Current involvement in an investigational (drug, device, etc.) clinical trial that may confound study endpoints. Participants in observational, natural history, and/or epidemiological studies not involving intervention are eligible. Sponsor approval is required
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hartford Hospital
RECRUITINGHartford, Connecticut, 06032, United States
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John Muir Physician Network Clin. Research Center
RECRUITINGWalnut Creek, California, 94598, United States
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Mount Sinai
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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Semmes Murphey Foundation
RECRUITINGMemphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States
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Stony Brook University Medical Center
RECRUITINGStony Brook, New York, 11794, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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West Virginia University
RECRUITINGMorgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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