Trials / Withdrawn
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- Withdrawn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
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DRUG | Caffeine | Caffeine 500 mg IV |
| DRUG | saline | Normal 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.