Prophylactic Effect of Greater Occipital Nerve Block on intensity and frequency of Migraine Headaches
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- migraine.migraine
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013031212781N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences Vice of Research And Technology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
•Age 18-75 years.
•Migraine with or without tenderness.
•At least 1 attack per week.
•MIDAS score >11
Exclusion Criteria
•Pregnant or lactating.
•Continuous headache.
•Maintenance opioid medication.
•Started migraine prophylactic medication within the past 2 months.
•Hypersensitivity to study ingredients.
•Injection site infection at injection visit.
•Systemic infection at injection visit.
•Cranial bone defect.
•Chronic cluster headache, new daily persistent headache.
•Chronic tension type headache.
•Medication overuse headache.
•Injection phobia.
•Headache due to secondary causes.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Headache severity and frequency. Timepoint: Days 0 - 15 - 30 - 60 of study. Method of measurement: self report of patient.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method