Kinetic oscillation stimulation as treatment of acute migraine: a randomized, controlled pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the relief of migraine pain, especially in the acute phase, by comparing active treatment, ie, kinetic oscillation stimulation (KOS) in the nasal cavity, with placebo.

Background

Exploratory trials testing the efficacy of KOS on migraine patients indicated that this treatment could be a fast-acting remedy for acute migraine pain.

Method

Thirty-six patients were randomized 1:1 using a placebo module to active or placebo treatment in this double-blinded parallel design study. Treatment was administered with a minimally invasive inflatable tip oscillating catheter. Symptom scores (0-10 visual analog scale) were obtained before treatment, every 5 minutes during treatment, at 15 minutes, 2, and 24 hours post-treatment, as well as daily (0-3 migraine pai

SUBMITTER: Juto JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4312979 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature