Use of MigraineBoxTM Head and Neck Cooling Bath for Treatment of Primary Headache in the Emergency Department

Hennepin Healthcare

Status: Completed

Conditions: Primary Headache

Treatments: Device: MigraineBoxTM

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01977001

12-3542

Details and patient eligibility

About

MigraineBoxTM is a simple, contoured cooling bath for the head and neck. Effectiveness of MigraineBoxTM will be studied in primary headaches in the emergency department. The user simply reclines his/her head and neck into this device that has contours that support the head and neck. Luke warm water is filled into the MigraineBoxTM before use and then a frozen insert is placed inside. This will gradually cool the water surrounding the patient's head and theoretically provide headache relief.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-85 years old
• Benign headache
• Physician intends to treat headache pain in the ED with either droperidol, prochlorperazine, or a parenteral narcotic

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to provide informed consent
• Headache due to trauma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, meningitis, intracerebral bleed, cranial tumor, sinusitis, dental pathology, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, glaucoma, or systemic infection
• Known renal impairment
• Known hepatic impairment
• A history of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, or cerebrovascular disease
• Perforated ear drum
• Pregnant

Trial design

29 participants in 1 patient group

Primary Headache

Description:

Treatment with MigraineBoxTM

Treatment:

Device: MigraineBoxTM