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WithdrawnNCT00809627

Caffeine Versus Placebo for Spinal Headaches

A Prospective Trial of IV Caffeine vs Placebo for Post-Dural-Puncture Headache in the Emergency Department

Status
Withdrawn
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0 (actual)
Sponsor
United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth · Federal
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Caffeine will be studied against placebo in patients with positional headache after a lumbar puncture (aka "spinal headache").

Detailed description

Pain will be assessed at set intervals using a Visual Analog Scale. Blood patch therapy will be offered to all those still in pain at the end of one hour after drug administration.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGCaffeineCaffeine 500 mg IV
DRUGsalineNormal saline

Timeline

Start date
2007-01-01
Primary completion
2008-05-01
Completion
2008-05-01
First posted
2008-12-17
Last updated
2025-08-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00809627. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.