Ubiqi Health’s Migraine Tracker has 3,000 active users who are currently tracking their migraines using the mobile application. Of those active users 39% have made at least 5 entries and 23% have made at least 10 entries. 4% of the active users are considered to be ‘super users’ in that they have made more than 40 entries since they began using the app.

Below is data Ubiqi Health has gathered from active users based on what is triggering migraines, what treatment the users sought to alleviate migraine pain and specific medications the active users relied on. These data are being used to improve the platform and determine educational content that will be delivered to application users in the future.

Key Migraine Triggers:

Ubiqi Health is currently tracking over 200 different triggers. Over a quarter of these triggers are related to diet. Ubiqi has noticed that a quarter of triggers people are citing can be easily avoided. This indicates that raising awareness of common triggers among application users could reduce medication usage and improve quality of life. Common triggers include:

• Diet
• Stress
• Weather changes
• Changes in sleep patterns

Top 5 Treatments Ubiqi Health users sought:

• Abortive Medication
• Inactivity
• Darkness

Top cited medications:

• Imitrex (11%)
• Excedrin (7%)
• Maxalt (7%)
• Relpax (6%)
• Tylenol (6%)

Ubiqi is currently gathering quantitative and qualitative data on how users are benefiting from the application. In the interim, user testimonials indicate that migraine sufferers are benefiting from the tool. Sample user comments appear below.

• Laura: I use the iPhone app. I can’t imagine migraine life without it. The app lets me figure out a pattern and is helping me learn how to manage my migraine. It’s a great tool!
• Stephanie: My doctor is all for the tool. Standardized pain charts were suggested – both for patient-to-patient and attack-to-attack continuity of ratings. Also, this is a way to monitor/flag potential triggers and treatments so they can be seen at a glance.
• B.P.: This is actually a really compelling differentiator for you guys, the ability to try to figure out what the patterns are…my doctor loves the little printed out charts.
• Shantel: I noticed from my Ubiqi reports that certain foods triggered my migraines… then changed my diet.
• L.A. (via Twitter): Doc was super impressed with the app… we were able to change my whole approach to treatment based on migraine pattern thanks to the app. Thank you!

As the mobile application gains more traction among migraine suffers Ubiqi Health will continue to gather data on common trigger points, what treatments are most often sought and the most commonly used medications. This information may be used to develop or inform future migraine-related educational content.