The Efficacy and Safety of Sphenopalatine Ganglion Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment for Cluster Headache
NCT ID: NCT03567590
Last Updated: 2021-10-26
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
80 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-07-05
2021-01-05
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Pulsed Radiofrequency Group
This group will undergo pulsed radiofrequency treatment.
Pulsed Radiofrequency treatment
The pulse treatment generator (PMF-21-100-5, Baylis Medical Inc., Montreal, Canada) with a length of 10 cm, 21-gauge, and an active tip length of 5 mm is inserted vertically into the puncture point. The pulse treatment generator is set to the pulsed radiofrequency automatic mode, with a temperature of 42 °C, pulse frequency of 2 Hz, pulse width of 20 ms, and treatment duration of 360s.
Nerve Block Group
This group will undergo nerve block treatment.
Nerve Block treatment
A mixture of 40 mg Triamcinolone + 2 ml of 1% Bupivacaine + 2 ml of 2% mepivacaine + 1:100000 epinephrine is injected for nerve block treatment using a puncture needle.
Interventions
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Pulsed Radiofrequency treatment
The pulse treatment generator (PMF-21-100-5, Baylis Medical Inc., Montreal, Canada) with a length of 10 cm, 21-gauge, and an active tip length of 5 mm is inserted vertically into the puncture point. The pulse treatment generator is set to the pulsed radiofrequency automatic mode, with a temperature of 42 °C, pulse frequency of 2 Hz, pulse width of 20 ms, and treatment duration of 360s.
Nerve Block treatment
A mixture of 40 mg Triamcinolone + 2 ml of 1% Bupivacaine + 2 ml of 2% mepivacaine + 1:100000 epinephrine is injected for nerve block treatment using a puncture needle.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* patient's age is between 18 and 60 years;
* patients seek treatment in the pain clinics of hospitals participating in the study within 5 days of the onset of the cluster period; pain conditions of patients remain the same after conservative treatment of conventional oral medication, or the reduction rates are less than 50% in pain degree during headache attacks, headache attack frequency, duration of each headache attack, and auxiliary analgesic drug dosage; and
* patients signed the informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
* infection at the puncture site;
* previous mental illness;
* previous history of narcotic drug abuse;
* history of anticoagulant and antiplatelet aggregation drugs;
* implantable pulse generator;
* previous history of invasive treatments such as sphenopalatine ganglion radiofrequency thermocoagulation and chemical destruction;
* pregnant or breastfeeding patients.
18 Years
60 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Beijing Sanbo Brain Hospital
OTHER
Jilin Province People's Hospital
UNKNOWN
Beijing Tiantan Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Fang Luo
Director of Department of Pain Management
Principal Investigators
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Fang Luo, M.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Locations
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Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Beijing Sanbo Brain Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Jilin Province People's Hospital
Changchun, Jilin, China
Countries
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References
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Weaver-Agostoni J. Cluster headache. Am Fam Physician. 2013 Jul 15;88(2):122-8.
Penarrocha-Diago M, Boronat A, Penarrocha-Oltra D, Ata-Ali J, Bagan JV, Penarrocha-Diago M. Clinical course of patients with episodic cluster headache treated with corticosteroids inproximity to the sphenopalatine ganglion: a preliminary study of 23 patients. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2012 May 1;17(3):e477-82. doi: 10.4317/medoral.17578.
Lepper A, Frese A, Summ O, Nofer JR, Evers S. Hypothalamic dopaminergic stimulation in cluster headache. Cephalalgia. 2013 Oct;33(14):1155-9. doi: 10.1177/0333102413487445. Epub 2013 Apr 29.
Loomba V, Upadhyay A, Kaveeshvar H. Radiofrequency Ablation of the Sphenopalatine Ganglion Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography for Intractable Cluster Headache. Pain Physician. 2016 Sep-Oct;19(7):E1093-6.
Kohlmeier C, Behrens P, Boger A, Ramachandran B, Caparso A, Schulze D, Stude P, Heiland M, Assaf AT. Improved surgical procedure using intraoperative navigation for the implantation of the SPG microstimulator in patients with chronic cluster headache. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2017 Dec;12(12):2119-2128. doi: 10.1007/s11548-016-1512-2. Epub 2017 Jan 12.
Barloese MC, Jurgens TP, May A, Lainez JM, Schoenen J, Gaul C, Goodman AM, Caparso A, Jensen RH. Cluster headache attack remission with sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation: experiences in chronic cluster headache patients through 24 months. J Headache Pain. 2016 Dec;17(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s10194-016-0658-1. Epub 2016 Jul 26.
Li J, Ren H, Wang B, Wu D, Luo F. Multicentre, prospective, randomised, controlled, blinded-endpoint study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pterygopalatine ganglion pulsed radiofrequency treatment for cluster headache: study protocol. BMJ Open. 2019 Mar 23;9(3):e026608. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026608.
Other Identifiers
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KY 2018-027-02
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id