Thin Film Spectacle Coatings to Reduce Light Sensitivity and Headaches in Patients With Migraine
Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Migraine Disorders, Photophobia
In brief
Approximately 9% of men and 18% of women suffer from migraine headaches. Almost all migraine sufferers report light sensitivity during a headache. Some people with migraine report that light can trigger their migraines and some people with migraine are light sensitive all of the time. The investigators have recently determined that certain colors of light are more likely to trigger migraines than other colors. In this study the investigators want to know if people who wear glasses that block these colors of light will have fewer migraine headaches.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01828684
- Run by
- Bradley Katz
- People needed
- 48
- Starts
- 2013-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-03-31
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Must be diagnosed with migraine with aura or migraine without aura
- Must have chronic daily migraine (at least 15 headache days per month)
- Age 18 or older
You may not qualify if…
- Currently wearing a spectacle tint specifically prescribed for migraine or light sensitivity
- Pregnant
- Unwilling or unable in the judgment of the investigator to complete the study
- Unavailable for any of the study visits
- Light sensitive conditions: meningitis, iritis, blepharospasm
- Degenerative diseases of the retina or optic nerve: diabetic retinopathy, ischemic optic neuropathy
- Medications known to affect retinal or optic nerve function: hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine, ethambutol, amiodarone, erectile dysfunction drugs
- Best corrected visual acuity less than 20/40 in either eye
Where it is running
- John A Moran Eye Center; University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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