NCT02427009

Maintaining a Prone Position After Use of an Epidural Blood Patch for the Treatment of Post-dural Puncture Headache

Effectiveness of Maintaining a Prone Position After Use of an Epidural Blood Patch for the Treatment of Post-dural Puncture Headache

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 3 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main objective of this study is to assess the rate of recurrence of headache following a first blood patch where patients will be positioned in the prone position for an hour after each blood patch needed during this study.

Detailed description

The secondary objectives of this study are to: A. To evaluate the number of blood patches needed for each patient during her hospital stay B. Assessing the intensity of all headaches every 24H C. Evaluate the complications occurring during the hospital stay.

Conditions

• Post-Dural Puncture Headache

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Prone position for 1 hour after blood patch	After performing a blood patch, the patient will be placed in a prone position for 1 hour. This applies to all blood patches required during her hospitalization.
PROCEDURE	Blood patch	And indicated in inclusion criteria, patients in this protocol will have at least 1 blood patch. The amount of blood to be injected into the peridural space is fixed at 20 ml, but can be less in case of pain.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-12-01
• Primary completion: 2016-04-21
• Completion: 2016-04-23
• First posted: 2015-04-27
• Last updated: 2017-02-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France