Treatment of Post-dural Puncture Headache in Postpartum Patients: Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block to Epidural Blood Patch.

Stopped early · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Headache

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to compare the effectiveness of a sphenopalatine ganglion block to an epidural blood patch for post-dural puncture headache relief in randomized postpartum parturients over a 48 hour period.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02962427

Run by

University of Colorado, Denver

People needed

4

Starts

2016-11-01

Expected to finish

2018-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-01-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 years or age or greater
• Postpartum obstetric parturient who was previously admitted to UCH.
• Diagnosis of post-dural puncture headache based on the International Classification of Headache Disorders:
• Dural puncture has been performed
• Headache has developed within 5 days of the dural puncture
• Not better accounted for by another ICHD-3 diagnosis.
• Occurring immediately or within seconds of assuming an upright position and resolving quickly (within 1 minute) after lying horizontally.

You may not qualify if…

• Refusal to participate in the study
• Placement of an EBP within the past 5 days
• Allergy and/or intolerance to any the study materials
• Contraindications to an EBP
• Plan for therapeutic anticoagulation post-partum

Where it is running

• University of Colorado Hospital — Aurora, Colorado, United States

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