Intranasal cooling for cluster headache and migraine COOLHEAD
Research type
Research Study
Full title
IntraNasal Evaporative Cooling for symptomatic relief of Migraine and Cluster Headache\n
IRAS ID
132402
Contact name
Jitka Vanderpol
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust
Research summary
This study will be looking at the efficacy of using an intranasal evaporative cooling device in providing relief of the symptoms of migraine and cluster headache. This cooling effect will cause the blood vessels to constrict and it is thought that this may provide symptomatic relief in both these forms of headache. 10 migraine patients and 5 cluster headache patients will be enrolled in the study and will receive 10 treatments each, for a maximum of 20 minutes at a time. They will be monitored during the treatment and for two hours afterwards to assess headache severity and side effects. There will be a further follow up 2 months after the last treatment to assess for longer term benefits and potential side effects from the treatment.
REC name
North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
13/NW/0597
Date of REC Opinion
11 Oct 2013
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion