Digital Headache Diary pilot for Migraine Care at Oxford University Hospitals

Thank you for your interest in joining our Digital Headache Diary Pilot. Your participation is an important part of shaping how we care for people living with migraine—making it more efficient, personalised, and empowering.

This pilot project, in collaboration with our digital health partner Migrevention, is focused on improving how migraine symptoms are tracked and managed using a digital headache diary, instead of a traditional paper diary.

The digital diary, a mobile app, is designed to be simple and easy to use. You will receive clear instructions, and support is available should you need help getting started.

Your involvement is voluntary, and you can stop using the diary at any time. However, by taking part, you are playing an essential role in testing a more modern, patient-centred approach to migraine care—one that has the potential to benefit many others in the future.

We sincerely appreciate your contribution to this innovative project.

Alexandre Mathy

Consultant Neurologist
Oxford University Hospitals

What will your journey be like?

  • Install the app and create your user account for collecting personalised data

  • After 3 months of tracking, generate a 3-month headache report in the app and have it sent to your email (see instructions in the user manual, p27)

  • Forward this email to the OUH clinical assistant (xx@ouh.nhs.uk) and request a neurologist appointment

  • The OUH clinical assistant will contact you to schedule your appointment

  • Attend the neurologist appointment at the scheduled time stated in the clinic’s invitation

  • After receiving the feedback request email, complete and submit the questionnaire as part of the pilot evaluation

  • After your neurologist appointment, continue tracking your headaches for a further 3 months

  • At the end of this period, generate a new 3-month headache report, have it sent to your email, and forward it to the OUH clinical assistant

  • Migraines affect millions of people, yet traditional approaches to managing them—like paper diaries—can be difficult for patients to maintain and challenging for clinicians to interpret. This pilot, run by Oxford University Hospitals in collaboration with digital health partner Migrevention, explores how a simple mobile app can make migraine care more efficient, personalised, and easier to manage.

    By testing a digital headache diary, we aim to improve symptom tracking, reduce waiting times, support better communication between patients and clinicians, and help prevent issues like Medication Overuse Headache. Most importantly, we're working to find out whether this modern, patient-centred approach can improve quality of life for people living with migraine.

  • Migrevention’s Digital Headache Clinic is an innovative, patient-centred approach to supporting the management of primary headache disorders. As part of this Oxford pilot, the focus is on the use of the Migrevention Headache App as a digital clinical diary to support headache assessment, monitoring, and specialist care.

    Headache App for Patients

    The Migrevention Headache App is a user-friendly mobile application that functions as a digital headache diary. It enables patients to systematically record headache episodes, medication use and effectiveness, potential triggers, and relieving factors as part of their routine self-management.

    The app is certified as a Class I Medical Device in the EU and is designed to support structured data collection for clinical use. By tracking headaches consistently over time, patients gain clearer insights into their condition, while specialists receive objective, longitudinal information to support clinical assessment and decision-making.

    Within this pilot, patients will generate structured headache reports directly from the app and securely share them with their specialist via email ahead of appointments. This supports more informed consultations and helps maximise the value of limited clinic time.

    Supporting Care Through Digital Monitoring

    By integrating the Migrevention Headache App into the care pathway, this pilot explores how digital headache tracking can enhance communication between patients and specialists, improve understanding of headache patterns, and support evidence-based management of primary headache disorders within routine clinical care.

  • Taking part in this pilot gives you access to a simple, easy-to-use mobile app to track your migraine symptoms, medications, and possible triggers—all in one place. This can help you better understand your condition and feel more in control of your care.

    The app makes it easier to share accurate information with your clinician, supporting more personalised advice and faster, more effective treatment decisions. It may also help reduce the risk of Medication Overuse Headache by giving you clearer insights into your medication patterns.

    Most importantly, this digital approach is designed to improve your overall care experience and quality of life.

  • If you have any questions during the pilot, please use the contacts below to ensure your enquiry is directed to the right team.

    • Technical questions about the Migrevention Headache App
      Email: support@migrevention.com

    • Clinical or administrative questions about your care or appointment
      Email: xxx@ouh.nhs.uk (OUH clinical assistant)

    Using the appropriate contact will help us respond to your query as quickly as possible.