Narrow Band Green Light and Migraine

Vedanta Research182 enrolled

Overview

Study volunteers are asked to use the Allay Lamp routinely during the 6-week study period. A web based survey is provided when the Lamp is purchased for study volunteers to complete. A daily usage paper diary is sent with the lamp so that volunteers can keep track of the frequency and duration of lamp usage and any noticeable benefits. At the end of six weeks a second survey is sent to study volunteers to capture their perceptions of potential lamp benefits with respect to headache frequency and their experience of migraine specific symptoms.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

182

Conditions

Migraine Headache

Interventions

Allay LampDEVICE

The Allay Lamp is a consumer product currently available and widely used in the US. It emits low intensity (1-10 lux) narrow band (20 nm) green light (peak wavelength 520 nm) that is marketed as non-irritating to users. In that context, it is not a medical device and does not require a 510(k).

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults with headaches or migraines. Exclusion Criteria: * Not having headaches or migraines

Locations (1)

Vendata Research

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in number of headache days per week

Number of days with headache per week without and with using the Allay lamp

Time frame: Change from baseline at 6 weeks

Change in number of headache days per month

Number of days with headache per month without and with using the Allay lamp

Time frame: Changes from baseline at weeks 3-6 of using the Allay lamp

Change in frequency of experiencing photophobia

Assessing frequency of photophobia during days with headache as depicted by participants using the following options: (1)never, rarely, (2)less than half, (3)half or more, (4)nearly all the time.

Time frame: Changes from baseline at 6 weeks of using the Allay Lamp.

Change in headache severity

Assessing headache severity while using the Allay lamp. Improvement is determined by the number of times participants answer Yes or NO in their daily diary.

Time frame: Changes from baseline at 6 weeks of using the Allay lamp

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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