Use of MigraineBoxTM Head and Neck Cooling Bath for Treatment of Primary Headache in the Emergency Department

Completed

Conditions studied: Primary Headache

In brief

MigraineBoxTM is a simple, contoured cooling bath for the head and neck. Effectiveness of MigraineBoxTM will be studied in primary headaches in the emergency department. The user simply reclines his/her head and neck into this device that has contours that support the head and neck. Luke warm water is filled into the MigraineBoxTM before use and then a frozen insert is placed inside. This will gradually cool the water surrounding the patient's head and theoretically provide headache relief.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01977001

Run by

Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

People needed

29

Starts

2012-11-01

Expected to finish

2014-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-10-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18-85 years old
• Benign headache
• Physician intends to treat headache pain in the ED with either droperidol, prochlorperazine, or a parenteral narcotic

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to provide informed consent
• Headache due to trauma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, meningitis, intracerebral bleed, cranial tumor, sinusitis, dental pathology, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, glaucoma, or systemic infection
• Known renal impairment
• Known hepatic impairment
• A history of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, or cerebrovascular disease
• Perforated ear drum
• Pregnant

Where it is running

• Hennepin County Medical Center — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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