New tool could help teens with dizzying migraines get better care
NCT ID NCT07532109
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to validate a questionnaire called VM-PATHI for adolescents aged 10-20 with vestibular migraine, a condition causing dizziness and other symptoms. Researchers will test whether the tool accurately measures symptom severity and meaningful improvement. About 70 participants will complete the survey, helping pave the way for better treatment studies in the future.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
Who is studied
Our study population of interest are adolescents (10-20 years old) who meet the criteria for Vestibular Migraine of Childhood per the 2021 Bárány Society diagnostic criteria at our quaternary pediatric vestibular program.
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10 to 20 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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.
Experimental Patient Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 10-20 years old. * Patients meeting the 2021 Bárány Society criteria for definite vestibular migraine of childhood (dVMC) or probable vestibular migraine of childhood (pVMC). Experimental Patient Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who do not meet the 2021 Bárány Society criteria for definite vestibular migraine of childhood (dVMC) or probable vestibular migraine of childhood (pVMC). * Non-English language preference patients. Control Patient Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 10-20 years old. * Patients who do not have a history of dizziness and/or migraines. Control Patient Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have a history of dizziness and/or migraines. * Non-English language preference patients.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Children's Hospital at Needham
Needham, Massachusetts, 02494, United States
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Boston Children's Hospital at Waltham
Waltham, Massachusetts, 02453, United States
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Boston Children's Hospital at Weymouth
Weymouth, Massachusetts, 02189, United States
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