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Luna Bar for Migraine

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Led By Alexandra Hovaguimian, MD
Research Sponsored by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Male or female participants, age 18-65 with episodic migraine with or without aura (ICHD-II) and/or morning onset and/or patients who self identify that eating reduces their migraine intensity.
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up change measure: migraine days and non-migraine days over 3 month period.
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Study Summary

This trial will help researchers understand if changes in blood sugar levels can cause or relieve migraines.

Eligible Conditions
  • Migraine

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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You are between 18 and 65 years old and experience occasional migraines with or without warning signs. You may also qualify if your migraines tend to start in the morning or if you find that eating helps reduce the intensity of your migraines.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~change measure: migraine days and non-migraine days over 3 month period.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change measure: migraine days and non-migraine days over 3 month period. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
The difference in blood glucose on days with migraine compared to blood glucose on days without migraine
Secondary outcome measures
The is the change in pain score from the time of pain plateau to the pain score at 120 minutes as measured by a visual analogue scale.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Luna Bar InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will be asked to monitor their blood sugar during migraine. Study data will also include blood glucose levels, pain severity, 24-hour food diary, 24-hour exercise diary, duration of sleep, perception of quality of sleep, and last menstrual period. This information will be recorded at times when a Luna bar is not consumed, and at times when a Luna Bar is consumed. Participants will serve as their own controls.
Group II: Morning MigraineActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will be asked to monitor their blood sugar on headache free days as well as during migraine. This arm is only for participants who identify as having morning migraine. Study data will also include blood glucose levels, pain severity, 24-hour food diary, 24-hour exercise diary, duration of sleep, perception of quality of sleep, and last menstrual period. Participants will serve as their own controls.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterLead Sponsor
835 Previous Clinical Trials
13,006,500 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Migraine
62 Patients Enrolled for Migraine
Alexandra Hovaguimian, MDPrincipal Investigator - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
George Washington University School Of Medical & Hlth Sci (Medical School)

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Who meets the qualifications to participate in this clinical experiment?

"This clinical trial is recruiting 30 adults aged 18-65 who suffer from migraine with or without aura (ICHD-II) and/or morning onset, as well as those that state food reduces the severity of their symptoms."

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Does this experiment still have openings for participants?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is currently enrolling patients; the initial posting was on March 1st 2016 and it has been updated as recently as July 21st 2021. The investigators are seeking 30 participants across a single site for their research endeavour."

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What is the ceiling for individuals participating in this research?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this medical experiment is actively enrolling patients since its original posting on March 1st 2016 and most recent update on July 21 2021. To date, the trial has recruited 30 individuals from a single site."

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Does this clinical trial cater to individuals aged 35 and above?

"This clinical trial is available to patients aged 18-65. In addition, there are 43 trials for minors and 181 studies specifically targeting those over the age of 65."

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~4 spots leftby Jun 2025