Recruiting

AVPI

Sponsor:

Nocira, LLC

Code:

NCT05537818

Conditions

Migraine

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

AVPI Device

Study Details

Brief summary:

The study is designed as a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial to assess the safety and effectiveness of the Nocira AVPI Device for the acute treatment of migraine. The study is conducted in two phases in two study groups:

  • Phase I - initial screening of device operation in both active and sham modes in-clinic and as proctored by the investigator, and
  • Phase II - for further evaluation when used in the home (non-clinical) environment.

Conditions

Migraine

Study ID

NCT05537818

Start date

Jun 30, 2022

Status verified date

Nov, 2022

Completion date

Jan 31, 2024

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2023

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18-75 years of age, inclusive, with at least a one-year history of migraine consistent with the ICHD-3 criteria
2. Migraine onset before the age of 50 years
3. Migraine attack frequency of 2-10 attacks per month with no more than 20 headache days per month on average over the last 3 months
4. Willingness, ability, and commitment to participate in baseline and follow-up evaluations without concurrent participation in another clinical trial.
5. Signed subject informed consent form.
6. Typical untreated migraines are historically at least moderate to severe, by patient report.
7. Subjects on prophylactic migraine medication must have been on a stable dose for at least 3 months prior to study entry and must remain on the same therapy with stable dosing during the study.
8. Subjects must have wireless access to the internet via mobile computing or smartphone device for audio and/or video contacts

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Failure to meet any of the inclusion criteria.
2. Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent.
3. Pregnancy or intent to become pregnant over the course of the study.
4. Inability to distinguish migraine from other primary headache phenotypes.
5. Presence of any condition or state that would prevent the subject from sitting or lying down comfortably during the course of the treatment (up to at least 30 minutes).
6. Unable or unlikely to follow instructions for proper use of the device including connection of the phone to a wireless connection.
7. Personal or family affiliation as a service provider - e.g., employee, contractor, consultant, or volunteer (other than as a subject in a previous clinical trial) - with a migraine treatment device company.
8. Subjects with vital sign values that are outside acceptable norms.

1. Systolic blood pressure > 160 mmHg
2. Diastolic blood pressure > 100mmHg
3. Resting heart rate >100 beats per minute
4. Temperature > 100.5°F
9. History of significant vestibular, auditory or external ear diagnoses or symptoms, including but not limited to Meniere's disease; endolymphatic hydrops; complete loss of hearing in either ear, significant hearing loss in either ear that requires a hearing aid or has deteriorated noticeably over the past year; previous ear surgery (including tympanostomy tubes); superior canal dehiscence, current or ongoing dizziness or vertigo, perforated or compromised tympanic membrane, external auditory canal obstruction which cannot be removed prior to treatment
10. Current diagnosis or significant prior diagnosis of secondary headache (except MOH headache), cerebral aneurysm, intracranial hemorrhage, brain tumor, chiari malformation, or currently active occipital neuralgia that in the investigator's opinion would interfere with study-related assessments.
11. Recent or current diagnoses of post-concussion syndrome, significant head trauma, substance abuse, addiction, syncope, or epilepsy, that in that the investigator's opinion would interfere in the assessments.
12. Another significant pain disorder that in the investigator's opinion would interfere with study-related assessments.
13. Any other information about the subject's medical condition that, in the reasonable professional judgement of the Investigator, may adversely affect the intended performance or safety of the study device, or that would confound understanding of the subjects' response to treatment with the device.
14. Subjects who have been diagnosed with and/or being treated for currently active chronic neck pain conditions including, but not limited to, failed neck surgery, discogenic pain, radiculopathy, or whiplash.
15. Psychiatric or cognitive disorders that in the investigator's opinion would interfere with the conduct of the study
16. Unstable medical conditions which in the investigator's opinion could impede or preclude successful participation in the study, cause significant risk of serious adverse events in the study, or limit the subject's ability to complete study related treatments or assessments.

MEDICATIONS \& MIGRAINE TREATMENTS
17. Change in migraine preventive therapies or dosage within the preceding 3 months of Baseline Visit OR at any point during the study.
18. Head or neck nerve block injections in the past 2 months.
19. Post-COVID-19 patients with new presentations of dysautonomia, cognitive sensory changes, and imbalance presenting complaints which would limit the subject's ability to accurately and reliably identify and assess migraine pain, in the investigator's opinion.
20. Previous use of pressure therapy or surgery in the ear for headache or any other condition (excluding diagnostic ear insufflation). Subjects enrolling in Group Ib will have participated in the NC05 study and will be allowed to enter as an exception to this criterion.
21. Subjects treated with acute migraine medication via IV infusion within two weeks prior to screening.
22. Subjects with previous absence of therapeutic response to 3 or more acute migraine neuromodulation devices. (Does not include failure of therapy due to side effects or intolerance.)
23. Subjects with previous absence of therapeutic response to 3 or more classes of prescription migraine-specific abortive therapies as judged by the investigator. (Does not include failure of therapy due to side effects, drug interactions, or intolerance.)
24. Use of an opioid or barbiturate on more than 4 days per month on average for the 3 months prior to the Baseline Visit.

Individual migraine attacks are excluded from treatment and/or analysis in this study if:

1. Treated >45 days after enrollment into active participation in each study Phase, applicable for all Groups. Subjects entering into active participation for Phase I and/or II will have 45 days to treat migraines for that respective Phase. For Phase II, the 45 days begins after the subject is trained and sent home with an AVPI device system.
2. Migraine treated more than 10 hours (for Phase I) or 6 hours (for Phase II) after initial onset of the migraine. Migraines for which the subject cannot reasonably identify the initial onset.
3. The migraine onset is <24 hours after the complete resolution of a prior migraine attack.
4. The migraine attack was previously treated with any drug or medical device.
5. The attack is characterized by neck pain that the subject indicates is greater than or equal to the severity of the headache pain.
6. The subject has developed an ear infection or other new disorder of either ear since enrollment in the study.
7. The subject has used acute headache or migraine medication or a neuromodulation device for migraine within previous 24 hours of treatment (for each treatment).
8. The migraine headache intended for treatment during a randomized arm of either Phase is not at least moderate to severe. Note: Treatment of mild headaches are allowed during the open-label use arm of either Phase II.

Study Design

Enrollment

80 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Group 1a Clinic Treatment

Randomized, active or sham in-clinic treatment during a migraine, followed by open-label treatments in the home environment.

other: Group 1b Clinic & Home Treatment

Open-label, active treatment for subjects treated in prior clinical trials for this device, followed by open-label treatments in the home environment.

experimental: Group 2 Home Treatment

Randomized active or sham for first home treatment followed by open-label treatments in the home environment.

Interventions

AVPI Device

The AVPI device system consists of a small, hand-held, micro-pressure pulse generator device that is operated by a hand-held mobile smartphone (iPhone®) with a downloaded software application or "app." The AVPI device is connected to an earpiece assembly that splits into two earbuds (right and left) that seat comfortably into each respective ear.

1. AVPI device for pressure regulation
2. Earpiece Assembly - a small, flexible, hollow tube that divides into right and left earpieces
3. Earbuds - replaceable, multiple sizes
4. Smartphone with the AVPI app

Primary outcome measure

  • Headache Pain Freedom [ Time Frame: 2 hours post initiation of treatment ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Melissa Walker, MS RAC FRAPS

3147537790mwalker@nocira.com

Locations

ReGen Pain & Wellness

Recruiting

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85260-1911

Contacts

Keith Smigiel, FNP-C DC

480-341-5174drkeith@msn.com

Principal Investigator:

Keith Smigiel, FNP-C DC

StudyMetrix

Recruiting

Saint Charles, Missouri, United States, 63303

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Timothy Smith, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Nocira, LLC

Last update posted

May 10, 2023

Last verified

Nov, 2022

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Nocira, LLC on 2023-05-10.