Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:19 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:19 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00719134
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients will be considered for this study if they suffer from classical or common migraine for at least 3 years.
* Candidates will recruited from the clinical case load of Dr. Zahid Bajwa and the headache and pain management center at BIDMC.
* Only patients older than 18 years of age,
* Able to communicate clearly in English,
* Able to give an informed consent will be considered as candidates.
* No limitation of gender or race is justified and thus, it is open to all patients fulfilling criteria for migraine type headache.
* Patients will be able to withdraw from the study at any time.
* They will be included in the study if they meet the criteria for migraine with or without aura (Headache-classification-committee-of-the-International-Headache-Society 1988), if they had \>4 migraine attacks each month for the previous year.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Exclusion criteria will include cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disorders,
* Cardiac risk factors and liver disease,
* Uncontrolled hypertension,
* Peripheral and central nervous system disorders that affect sensory functions (such as sensory neuropathies and chronic pain),
* The use of opiates or other analgesic drugs for any reason, and the use of other prophylactic anti-migraine drugs.
* Any patient with active hepatitis or elevated liver enzymes (based on their BIDMC medical record) will be excluded as well.
* Employees who are under the direct supervision of the investigators will not participate in the study.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
80 Years
Study:
NCT00719134
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00719134