Drug Free Nerve Block Device for the Relief of Pain and Symptoms in Migraines and other Headaches

摘要： 偏头痛和头痛很难治疗使人衰弱的神经系统疾病， 他们的病人几乎没有选择持续缓解严重的慢性疼痛。所有可用的疗法都有 相当大的副作用或局限性，导致许多患者求助于包括麻醉剂在内的药物鸡尾酒。到 减少或消除使用鸦片制剂和全身药物治疗头痛和偏头痛的需要， Thermaquil长期以来开发了第一个非侵入性，无药物，患者控制的可逆神经阻滞装置 基于我们发现的新作用机制的长期疼痛管理。 Thermaquil已经会见了300多名医生和头痛患者，他们审查并指导了 Thermaquil的非侵入性神经阻滞装置的开发。该系统的设计是为了在 正常的日常活动。我们已经在单臂研究中证明了热神经调节的明确疗效 这些高度复杂的病人尝试过所有其他可用的治疗方法都失败了。我们的45名参与者 基线疼痛6.1 ± 1.7显著降低至2.6 ± 2.5（p < 0.05，p = 6 e-12）。大多数参与者 在过去的28天里，每天都有持续的头痛，这将他们排除在大多数其他头痛之外 和偏头痛临床试验。 这项拟议中的研究从28天的导入期开始，以建立参与者头痛的基线 频率、强度、使用的药物、其他医疗保健利用和生活质量。在基线期之后， 所有参与者被随机分为活性组或对照组，并给予单一治疗。研究一直在继续 在所有参与者接受活性治疗之前， 额外12周这项假对照研究将提供证据证明 Thermaquil装置缓解偏头痛和头痛发作。项目的成功完成将证明： 公司寻求更大的疗效/关键试验，以获得监管批准，以及2）导致 Thermaquil的额外投资机会，以加快我们的临床计划，迅速将该产品 市场，以帮助停止偏头痛和其他疼痛的个人与慢性偏头痛或其他头痛。

Abstract: Migraines and headaches are difficult to treat debilitating neurological conditions that leave physicians and their patients with few options for sustained relief from severe chronic pain. All available therapies have considerable side-effects or limitations, leading many patients to resort to drug cocktails including narcotics. To reduce or eliminate the need to use opiates and systemic pharmaceuticals to treat headaches and migraine, Thermaquil developed the first noninvasive, drug-free, patient-controlled reversible nerve block device for long term pain management based on novel mechanisms-of-action that we discovered. Thermaquil has met with more than 300 physicians and headache patients who have vetted and guided the development of Thermaquil’s noninvasive nerve block device. The system is designed to easily be used during normal daily activities. We’ve demonstrated clear efficacy of thermal neuromodulation in single-arm studies with highly complex patients who have tried and failed all other available treatments. Our 45 participants’ baseline pain of 6.1 ± 1.7 was significantly reduced to 2.6 ± 2.5 ( p < 0.05, p = 6e-12). Most participants have had constant headache every day over the past 28 days, which would exclude them from most other headache and migraine clinical trials. The proposed study begins with a 28-day lead-in phase to establish a baseline for participant headache frequency, intensity, medications used, other healthcare utilization, and quality of life. After the baseline period, all participants are randomized into active or control arms and given a single treatment. The study continues for 12 weeks with active versus control therapy arms before all participants are given active therapy for an additional 12 weeks. This sham-controlled study will provide evidence of the safety and effectiveness of the Thermaquil device relieving migraine and headache attacks. Successful completion of the project will 1) justify the company to pursue a larger efficacy/pivotal trial to move towards regulatory approval and 2) result in additional investment opportunities for Thermaquil to expedite our clinical program to rapidly bring this product to market to help stop migraine and other pain for individuals with chronic migraine or other headaches.