NCT06874361Completed
Cooling to Alleviate Migraine #3
A Prospective, Double-blind, Sham-controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Mi-Helper Device for Acute Treatment of Migraine in an At Home Setting.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 10 Feb 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This is a prospective, double-blind, sham-controlled, randomized, decentralized trial. This study aims to assess the safety and efficacy of the Mi-Helper transnasal cooling device for acute treatment of migraine in an at home setting. Adults aged 18 years to 70 years old with a diagnosis of migraine (with or without aura) for at least one year will be recruited for this study.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 156 (actual)
- First submitted
- 5 Mar 2025
- Start date
- 24 Mar 2025
- Primary completion date
- 29 Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Mi-Helper, Inc.
- Diseases
- Migraine
- NCT number
- NCT06874361
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 156
- From 24 Mar 2025 to the primary completion date, 29 Oct 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Prior treatment
- Participant using any opioid medication at the time of screening.
- Participant has received Botox treatment, barbiturates, SPG block, nerve blocks or trigger point injections in the head or neck within the last 4 weeks of screening.
- Self-reported intolerance to intranasal therapy.
- Self-reported sinus or intranasal surgery within the last 4 months of screening.
- Participation in a previous clinical study with the Mi-Helper device.
- Participation in a migraine study or any other interventional clinical study within the3 months prior to screening.
Other illness
- Self-reported history of 'complicated migraine or headaches' (i.e., hemiplegic migraine, ophthalmoplegic migraine, migrainous infarction, basilar migraine, post-traumatic headaches, post-concussion syndrome).
- Self-reported diagnosis of alcohol or substance abuse disorder at the time of screening.
- Participant with active chronic pain syndromes, such as fibromyalgia, chronic pelvic pain, or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS); or other pain syndrome like trigeminal neuralgia.
- Participant with severe uncontrolled psychiatric conditions or significant neurological disorders (other than migraine) that, in the Investigator's opinion, might interfere with study assessments.
- Failure to adhere to or inability to complete Study App inputs and onboarding activities during the screening period. Participants who are not adherent during the screening period are not eligible for study entry.
- Any condition for which transnasal air flow would be contraindicated, as determined by the Principal Investigator (PI).
Other
- Participant has difficulty distinguishing his or her migraine attacks from other types of headaches such as tension, exertion, cluster, hormonal or sinus headaches.
- Participant has 15 or more headache days per month reported via migraine eDiary and during screening.
- Participant lives at an altitude of 2000 meters or more above sea level.
- Self-reported recurrent epistaxis or chronic rhinosinusitis.
- Known or suspected pregnancy as self-reported by the prospective participant at the time of screening.
- Prospective participant unable to fully understand the consent process and provide informed consent due to either language barriers or mental capacity.
- Participant has an uncontrolled medical issue at the time of screening.
Who the study is looking for
- Age of 18 to 70 years, inclusive, of either sex at birth.
- Lives in the contiguous United States.
- Self-reported to be able to read and understand English sufficiently to provide electronic Informed Consent.
- Diagnosis of migraine with or without aura for at least 1 year.
- Individual experiences 2 to 8 migraine attacks per month documented via migraine eDiary during screening.
- Migraine onset before 50 years of age, self-reported during screening.
- Migraine preventive medication unchanged for 4 weeks prior to study enrollment.
- Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study.
- Individuals that own a functioning smartphone device, internet connection (Wi-Fi or data plan) and are willing to download the study app.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 70 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPRIM Pro Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Indian Harbour Beach | United States | Unknown status |
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