Migraine study: Participate now!
Those who suffer from migraines can now support their research: A study invites participation. The aim is to get to the bottom of the causes of attacks.
Saturday, September 12 is European Headache and Migraine Day. Migraine is one of the most severe pain disorders in humans: The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks it among the 20 conditions that most restrict life.
Because migraine means more than just a severe headache: the pulsating, often unilateral pain is accompanied by side effects such as vision problems, hypersensitivity to light and noise, dizziness and nausea, and even vomiting. Work is often impossible during an attack.
According to Swiss Headache Society 18% of women and 6% of men in Switzerland are affected by migraine, and people between the ages of 25 and 45 are particularly likely to suffer. That is a total of about 1 million people who suffer from migraine throughout Switzerland.
Interactive study
The Migraine and Headache Clinic Königstein (DE) has launched a study to investigate the causes of seizure-like headaches such as migraine. Among other things, the study will investigate whether the frequency of migraine attacks differs seasonally or by day of the week, what role weather changes play, whether geomagnetic activity has an influence, and which measures taken help to alleviate the symptoms and how well.
Migraine patients from Germany, Austria and Switzerland can register for on the portal register and enter their attacks in detail in an online headache calendar. This personal migraine diary can also be printed out and exported to help with their own diagnosis and treatment.
The project is a so-called Citizen Science Project, in which participants are directly involved in the research - for example, they can make suggestions to investigate the connections between triggers and migraine attacks.
Those who want to participate in the study can register online at www.migraene-radar.de register
