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NCT Number: NCT05464069

Safety of Nerivio in Pregnant Women With Migraine

This is a retrospective controlled survey study to assess the safety of treating migraine with Nerivio during pregnancy and 3 months postpartum. The study will compare migraine and pregnancy-related health and baby health between women with migraine who treated migraine attacks during pregnancy with Nerivio (Nerivio group), to women with migraine who did not treat migraine attacks during pregnancy with Nerivio (control group). Nerivio group participants will be recruited from Theranica's user base. Control group participants will be recruited by health care providers, including headache specialists and OBGYNs (study co-investigators). The study is based on an e-Survey including an e-eligibility questionnaire, an e-ICF ande-Questionnaire. Participants will be compensated for their time.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–42 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University of California San Diego (UCSD), San Diego, California, United States

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About this study

This is a retrospective controlled survey study to assess the safety of treating migraine with Nerivio during pregnancy and 3 months postpartum. The study will compare migraine and pregnancy-related health and baby health between women with migraine who treated migraine attacks during pregnancy with Nerivio (Nerivio group), to women with migraine who did not treat migraine attacks during pregnancy with Nerivio (control group).

Study group: Study group participants will be recruited from Nerivio's user base. An invitation message will be sent via in-app notification and/or email to all Nerivio users who are (1) female, AND (2) between 18 and 42 years of age as of November 1st, 2019 - March 31st, 2021. Users who meet these criteria will be invited to fill in a screening and eligibility questionnaire. If they meet the eligibility criteria, they will be offered the opportunity to participate in the study. Participants will complete and sign an electronic informed consent form. Following consent, participants will be asked to complete the questionnaire. Once complete, participants will be compensated for their time.

Control group: Control group participants will be referred to the study by site co-investigators, who are US-licensed healthcare providers seeing women with headache disorders and/or women during their pre-pregnancy and/or pregnancy period. Patients interested in participating will be directed to the same screening and eligibility questionnaire and will follow the same study design.

Endpoints focus on the health of the mother and the baby, during pregnancy and three months postpartum.

Primary endpoint:

Demonstrate that the study group is not different than the control group in regard to gestational age at delivery (measured in pregnancy weeks).

Secondary endpoints:

Demonstrate that the study group is not different from the control group in:

  • Baby's birth weight (average birth weight)
  • Miscarriage rate (% of miscarriage cases)
  • Preterm birth rate (% cases of preterm pregnancies, as measured in % of pregnancy weeks less than 37)
  • Birth deficits rate (% of birth deficits)
  • Still births rate (% of still births)
  • Meeting developmental milestones following 3 months postnatal (% of babies)
  • Visits to the emergency room or urgent care due to pregnancy and/or migraine symptoms during pregnancy and 3 months postpartum period (# of events)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosed with migraine
  • History of migraine pre-pregnancy with an average of at least 4 migraine days per month, in the six months prior to the last pregnancy
  • History of pregnancy with last menstrual period (LMP) between November 1st, 2019 - March 31st, 2021. Pregnancy within this time window is the pregnancy of study, termed "study pregnancy"
  • Between 18 and 42 years of age at first day of the last menstrual period (LMP) of "study pregnancy"
  • History of at least 4 migraine attacks during "study pregnancy"
  • In the study group: usage of Nerivio for at least 3 treatments (≥30 minutes/treatment) during "study pregnancy"
  • In the control group: No history of using Nerivio, ever

Exclusion criteria

  • History of preterm birth (gestational age at deliver<37 weeks) in previous pregnancies prior to the "study pregnancy"
  • History of congenital malformations or birth defects in previous pregnancies prior to the "study pregnancy"
  • Severe other diseases which started before the "study pregnancy" and lasted into the "study pregnancy" period, including congenital heart disease, arrhythmia, history of myocardial infarction (MI), history of stroke, or active cancer
  • Serious physical injury that occurred during the "study pregnancy": severe car collision injury, serious injury at home/work, etc. Multiple gestation (i.e., pregnancy with more than one baby at a time, such as pregnancy with twins, triplets, and quadruplets) in the "study pregnancy"

Treatment and study plan

Nerivio

Device

Nerivio is a Remote Electrical Neuromodulation (REN) device for the acute treatment of migraines. The device delivers transcutaneous electrical stimulation to the upper arm to induce conditioned pain modulation (CPM) that activates a descending endogenous analgesic mechanism. The treatment is self-administered and controlled by a smartphone application

Other names: Neriivo

Migraine Relief

Drug

Any drug for treatment of migraine relief

Other names: migraine treatment

Primary outcomes

  1. Gestational Age at Delivery

    Time frame: Retrospective Data for up to 42 weeks, collected over 2 months

    The mean number of gestational age at delivery in both study groups (measured in pregnancy days).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Birth Weight

    Time frame: Retrospective Data for up to 42 weeks, collected over 2 months

    The mean weight of the newborn children at the time of delivery in both study groups (measured in Pounds).

  2. Miscarriage Rate

    Time frame: Retrospective Data for up to 42 weeks, collected over 2 months

    The percent of miscarriage in both study groups

  3. Preterm Birth Rate

    Time frame: Retrospective Data for up to 42 weeks, collected over 2 months

    The percent of preterm birth (measured in % of pregnancy weeks less than 37) in both study groups

  4. Birth Deficits Rate

    Time frame: Retrospective Data for up to 42 weeks, collected over 2 months

    The percent of birth deficits in both study groups

  5. Still Births Rate

    Time frame: Retrospective Data for up to 42 weeks, collected over 2 months

    The percent of Still birth in both study groups

  6. Developmental Milestones Rate Following 3 Months Postnatal

    Time frame: Retrospective Data for up to 55 weeks, collected over 2 months

    The rate of developmental milestones between the study groups. Develpment milestones includes motor skills, hearing, vision and communication (e.g bringing hands to their mouth, and recognizing familiar voices and faces)

  7. Migraine Patterns

    Time frame: Retrospective Data for up to 55 weeks, collected over 2 months

    The proportion of patients that visits the emergency room or urgent care due to pregnancy and/or migraine symptoms during pregnancy and 3 months postpartum period in both study groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Theranica

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Retrospective Controlled Survey Study to Assess the Safety of Treating Migraine With Nerivio During Pregnancy and 3 Months Postpartum

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jul 19, 2022
Registry last updated
Oct 6, 2025

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