Therapeutic Epidural Patch Versus Pain Block in the Midface for Headache

Stopped early · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Postdural Puncture Headache

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare a pain block in the midface, versus the traditional, more invasive, therapeutic epidural patch for the treatment of headaches

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03112720

Run by

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

People needed

8

Starts

2016-09-01

Expected to finish

2020-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2023-06-22

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 92. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Males and females ages 13-92
• Subjects have medical diagnosis of PDPH and require treatment
• Subjects who signed consent/assent

You may not qualify if…

• <13 years of age
• Pregnancy
• Subjects with heart failure
• Subjects already being treated with lidocaine patch or other vehicle for chronic pain
• Non-english speaking subjects
• Subjects with platelets <100,000
• Subjects that are septic
• Subjects with an allergy to lidocaine
• Subjects with known nasal polyps
• Subjects with recent neurological event
• Subjects on anticoagulant therapy
• Subjects that received prior therapy with SPG block or EBP

Where it is running

• New Jersey Pain Center — New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
• RWJUH/Barnabus — New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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