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Luna Bar for Migraine

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Led By Alexandra Hovaguimian, MD

Research Sponsored by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up change measure: migraine days and non-migraine days over 3 month period.

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is studying whether changes in blood sugar levels can trigger migraines or help relieve them. It involves monitoring patients' blood sugar and using food, like luna bars, to see the effects. The goal is to understand if eating or not eating can influence migraine attacks and pain relief.

Eligible Conditions

Migraine

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ change measure: migraine days and non-migraine days over 3 month period.

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~change measure: migraine days and non-migraine days over 3 month period.

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change measure: migraine days and non-migraine days over 3 month period. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives

The difference in blood glucose on days with migraine compared to blood glucose on days without migraine

Secondary study objectives

The is the change in pain score from the time of pain plateau to the pain score at 120 minutes as measured by a visual analogue scale.

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Luna Bar InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will be asked to monitor their blood sugar during migraine. Study data will also include blood glucose levels, pain severity, 24-hour food diary, 24-hour exercise diary, duration of sleep, perception of quality of sleep, and last menstrual period. This information will be recorded at times when a Luna bar is not consumed, and at times when a Luna Bar is consumed. Participants will serve as their own controls.

Group II: Morning MigraineActive Control1 Intervention

Participants will be asked to monitor their blood sugar on headache free days as well as during migraine. This arm is only for participants who identify as having morning migraine. Study data will also include blood glucose levels, pain severity, 24-hour food diary, 24-hour exercise diary, duration of sleep, perception of quality of sleep, and last menstrual period. Participants will serve as their own controls.

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