Status | Awaiting development |
Technology type | Procedure |
Decision | Selected |
Reason for decision | Anticipate the topic will be of importance to patients, carers, professionals, commissioners and the health of the public to ensure clinical benefit is realised, inequalities in use addressed, and help them make the best use of NHS resources |
Process | IP |
ID number | 1293 |
Description | Transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the supraorbital nerve uses small electrical currents to stimulate the supraorbital nerves (branches of the ophthalmic nerve, the first division of the trigeminal nerve) through the skin overlying the nerves. It is also called eTNS. The aim is to relieve headache and, when used regularly, to reduce the severity and the frequency of migraine attacks. People with migraine administer the therapy themselves using a small battery-operated device. For example, 1 device consists of a headband with a central button connected to a self-adhesive electrode patch. This is applied to the forehead above the eyebrows. When the device is activated, small electrical impulses stimulate the supraorbital nerves (branches of the ophthalmic nerve, the first division of the trigeminal nerve). The intensity of the electrical pulses increases periodically and can be self-adjusted. Stimulation is applied daily for about 1 to 2 hours during an acute migraine attack, and for 20 minutes for prevention between attacks. |
Provisional Schedule
Expected publication | 26 October 2022 |
Email enquiries
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Timeline
Key events during the development of the guidance:
Date | Update |
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11 August 2022 | Committee meeting: 2 |
31 May 2022 - 30 June 2022 | Interventional procedure consultation |
04 May 2022 | Awaiting development. Status change linked to Topic Selection Decision being set to Selected |
14 April 2022 | Committee meeting: 1 |
11 June 2020 | Topic selection. IPAC 0 |
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