Migraine patients wanted

Treating migraines more specifically and noticeably improving the quality of life of those affected: this is what the "MIGRA-MD - Strukturierte fachärztliche Migräneversorgung – multimodal und digital" project aims to achieve. One of the partner institutions of the multicentre study is the pain outpatient clinic of the Clinic and Polyclinic for Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Pain Therapy at the University Hospital of Würzburg (UKW).

The head of the outpatient clinic, Dr Gudrun Kindl, explains: "The aim of the project is to close gaps in migraine care with digital applications, training and information services as well as clear, guideline-based treatment paths." Study participants are currently still being sought to take part.

How the study works

The study is looking for adults with migraines who have statutory health insurance, are regularly affected by four to 25 headache days per month and have tried no more than two migraine-preventing medications without success. In the study, participants are asked to document their headaches using an app and a headache questionnaire. This is followed by three treatment appointments with trained specialists - for example in the pain outpatient clinic at the UKW.

At the same time, the online platform "MIGRA-MD Knowledge" offers short videos and audios about migraines, aggravating factors and treatment options. Instructions on non-medicinal migraine prevention are also available there, for example on stress reduction, relaxation techniques and exercise therapy. Live webinars on headache topics offer additional information and the opportunity to ask questions.

Interested parties can use the online platform (in German) to register for the study.

MIGRA-MD is coordinated by LMU Klinikum München and the German Migraine and Headache Society (DMKG) and funded by the Innovation Fund of the Joint Federal Committee.