Pounding head pain, light and sounds sensitivity, and nausea are often things that children and teens who suffer from migraines struggle with.
Between 10-30% of children and teens experience migraines. Migraines can be painful and disruptive for young people, causing issues with school attendance, their ability to take part in extracurricular activities, and home-life. The Childhood & Teenage Migraine Study is researching the effectiveness of an new potential treatment for migraines. If your child qualifies and chooses to participate, you will have access to a new treatment option that may help improve their migraine symptoms.
Your child may be eligible to participate if they:
- Are between the ages of 6-17 years old
- Have been experiencing migraines for at least 6 months
- Have been experiencing between 1 and 14 migraine attacks per month
* As a study participant, all study-related care will be provided at no cost to you including the potential treatment.
Sign Up
What happens if I sign up? We will match you and your child to a research center in your area that needs children and teens who experience migraines or notify you when one becomes available. The study team will then contact you, and you may have the opportunity to participate if qualified.
If you think you might like to participate in the Childhood & Teenage Migraine Study or would like more information, please enter your information below so we can see if you may qualify and can contact you about the study. Keep in mind that participation is entirely voluntary. If you do decide to take part in the study, you may change your mind about participating at any time.
About Migraines in Children & Teens
Migraines are a severe, chronic neurological condition characterized by episodic attacks of moderate-to-severe headache and sensory disturbances. Migraines represent a major cause of disability in adults and in children.
Among children, a headache is the most common symptom and the most common source of pain when experiencing a migraine attack.
Other symptoms to look out for include:1
- Irritability or mood changes
- Sensitivity to sound and light
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea and/or vomiting
To diagnose migraines in children, the same criteria is used to diagnose adults, but with differences in duration.2
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a research study?
A research study (also called a clinical trial) is a medical study that helps to answer important questions about an investigational drug or device – these may include how well an investigational study drug, or device, works for a certain condition. All medications and devices must be tested in clinical research studies before they can be approved and prescribed to patients.
Why are research studies important?
A research study is the process by which new and innovative medications, treatments and devices are approved and brought to market, so people can live happier and healthier lives. Even over-the-counter medications, such as NSAIDs, you may have used to counteract a headache, have gone through the clinical research study process before it was available at your local pharmacy.
What is the purpose of the Childhood & Teenage Migraine Study?
The Childhood & Teenage Migraine Study is a multi-center study researching the effectiveness of an investigational migraine treatment for children and teens who experience migraines.
Is there a cost to participate?
There is no cost to participate in the Childhood & Teenage Migraine Study. If you decide to take part:
- Your child will receive study-related care throughout the study from a team of experienced doctors and nurses.
- Your child will receive all study-related care at no cost.
- You may be paid for each study visit your child completes.
What else do I need to consider?
The study team will be able to explain more about what the Childhood & Teenage Migraine Study will involve, and it is up to you to decide if you want to take part. Participation in this study is voluntary. Whether or not you decide to participate in this study will not affect your current or future relationships with your doctors. If you decide to participate, you are free to withdraw at any time without affecting those relationships.
How far is the research site?
We match you to a research center within a close travel distance from your home. If we are not running the study in your area currently, with your permission, we will keep you in our database and reach out once a research center in your area becomes available. If, at any time, you decided you no longer want your information stored, you can opt out and we will delete your details.
About the Childhood & Teenage Migraine Study
The Childhood & Teenage Migraine Study is researching the effectiveness of an investigational treatment for migraines. If you qualify and choose to participate, your child will have access to a new potential treatment option that may help improve their migraine symptoms.
Study participants will receive all study-related care at no cost. Participants may be paid for each study visit they complete.
Who can take part in the Childhood & Teenage Migraine Study?
Your child may be eligible to participate if they:
- Are between the ages of 6-17 years old
- Have been experiencing migraines for at least 6 months
- Have been experiencing between 1 and 14 migraine attacks per month