AUTHOR=Wang Xiaoxin , Sun Yan , Zhang Yuan , Zhi Zhaohui , Wang Shilin , Li Jiaohui , Sun Yingzhe , Sun Yuanzheng 

TITLE=Research trends and hotspots in clinical trials of migraine in the past 20 years: bibliometric analysis

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=Volume 15 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1430138

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2024.1430138

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=Background: Migraine is a widespread, recurrent primary headache disorder primarily characterized by severe pulsatile headache, typically on one or both sides. It is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and hypersensitivity to sound and light. Despite the availability of multiple drugs for migraine management, the condition often becomes chronic due to untimely or irrational drug use, significantly distressing patients and increasing the burden on families and society. Over the past two decades, numerous clinical studies on migraine have been published. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive summary of the current status and trends of migraine clinical trials through bibliometric analysis. Methods: We used visual network tools such as CiteSpace and VOSviewer to perform a knowledge graph analysis of publications related to migraine clinical trials extracted from the WoSCC. Results: This study analyzed 1,129 articles published in 389 journals from 61 countries. The number of publications on migraine clinical trials has steadily increased from 2004 to 2023. The United States and Albert Einstein College of Medicine are the leading countries and institutions in this field, respectively.