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Migraines: Research

Asked by Alice MacdonaldLabour (Co-op)Department of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 January 2025UIN 23983

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to fund research into new treatments for chronic migraines to (a) increase quality of life and (b) reduce the number of patients experiencing side effects.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne

The National Institute for Health and Care Research has funded a number of research projects on the prevention and treatment of chronic and episodic migraines. The relevant awards are named the Co-production and testing of an online resource to support the diagnosis and self-management of migraine, with an award number of NIHR202614, and the What is the comparative clinical and cost- effectiveness of pharmacological treatments for adults with chronic migraine?, with an award number of NIHR132803. Further information is available at the following links:

https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR202614

https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR132803

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