Migraine Research
Migraine studies need more than monthly headache counts.
Monthly headache diaries collapse complex migraine patterns into a single number. Forma Health captures the full attack lifecycle — from prodrome to postdrome — with data resolution that reveals what surveys hide.
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The problem
Why traditional data collection falls short
Migraine is episodic and complex. Retrospective surveys can't capture prodromal symptoms, attack progression, or the real-time effectiveness of acute treatments. Your endpoint data is noisy.
What patients log
Observations configured for migraine
Capture attack onset, intensity progression, triggers, aura symptoms, and treatment response in real-time.
- Attack onset and duration
- Pain intensity progression
- Aura type and duration
- Associated symptoms (nausea, photophobia, phonophobia)
- Trigger tracking
- Acute medication timing and response
- Functional impact during and after attacks
What you get
Research-ready data points
- Attacks per month with full temporal detail
- Pain trajectory curves per attack
- Treatment response time (minutes to relief)
- Trigger-attack correlation analysis
- Migraine-free days with functional scores
Frequently asked
Migraine research questions, answered
- Is Forma suitable for chronic vs. episodic migraine trials?
- Yes. Forma is configured for both chronic migraine (≥15 headache days/month) and episodic migraine cohorts, capturing the MHD, MMD, and attack-lifecycle endpoints required by ICHD-3 and IHS guidance.
- Can Forma replace or complement validated surveys like MIDAS and HIT-6?
- Forma complements validated instruments rather than replacing them. Patients log every attack in real time, and MIDAS, HIT-6, or MSQ can be scheduled on protocol-defined intervals within the same app.
- How does Forma reduce survey fatigue in long migraine studies?
- Forma uses event-driven logging and brief, context-aware prompts rather than repeated long-form surveys, which dramatically reduces respondent burden and improves long-term adherence.
- Can Forma support a migraine patient registry or real-world evidence study?
- Yes. The Forma data repository is designed for registries and RWE: structured, longitudinal, and exportable in formats compatible with your statistical and regulatory workflows.
How it works
15 seconds of speech. 25 data points.
Patients describe their migraine experience naturally — Forma extracts structured, timestamped, coded data in real time. No surveys. No recall bias.
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