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Migraine in Adolescents
Who can join
Ages 10 to 13 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria for healthy participants:
1. Age 10-13
2. Males or females (biological sex)
3. Not diagnosed with migraine or having migraine symptoms
4. With a first degree relative diagnosed with migraine (for the Fam-His group) or without a first or a second degree relative diagnosed with migraine (for the No-Fam-His group)
Inclusion criteria for participants with migraine:
1. Age 10-13
2. Males or females (biological sex)
3. Diagnosed with migraine or having migraine symptoms
4. Migraine duration \> 6 months
5. Without preventative treatment or with stable preventative treatment for migraine (no change in intervention in the last 6 months)
Exclusion Criteria for the healthy group:
* Participants will not be enrolled if any of the following criteria exist and based on the investigator discretion:
1. Diagnosis of any chronic pain syndrome
2. Diagnosis of a neurological, developmental, pubertal, or psychiatric disorder
3. Taking pain or psychiatric medications regularly
4. Having an MRI contraindication such as metal in the body or claustrophobia
5. Not able to understand and communicate in English
Exclusion Criteria for the migraine group
* Participants will not be enrolled if any of the following criteria exist and based on the investigator discretion:
1. Diagnosis of any chronic pain syndrome other than migraine
2. Diagnosis of a neurological, developmental, pubertal, or psychiatric disorder
3. Having an MRI contraindication such as metal in the body or claustrophobia
4. Not able to understand and communicate in EnglishAbout the study
Aim 1. To identify psychophysical and neural factors predicting migraine onset in adolescents
Aim 2a. To determine hormonal, psychophysical, and neural changes associated with migraine onset.
Aim 2b. To identify the temporal relationships between hormonal, psychophysical, and neural changes preceding vs. following migraine onset.
Aim 3. To identify psychophysical and neural factors predicting migraine prognosis in adolescents with migraine.
What is being tested
- MRI (device)
- Thermal Stimuli (device)
- Pressure stimuli (device)
- Pain ratings (behavioral)
- Pressure pain thresholds (PPT) (behavioral)
- Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) efficiency (behavioral)
Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine · Participants: 250 · Started: Jun 1, 2023
Contact the study team
- Alana McMichael, MA · Phone: 314-273-6194
- Hadas Nahman-Averbuch · Phone: 314-273-6194
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05654012
Locations in the U.S.
| Missouri | Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.