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TerminatedNCT04636034

The Effect of Ganglion Sphenopalatine Block Versus Placebo on Persistent Headache Following COVID-19 Infection

The Effect of Ganglion Sphenopalatine Block (SPG-block) Versus Placebo on Persistent Headache Following COVID-19 Infection: a Randomised, Blinded, Clinical Trial

Status
Terminated
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
18 (actual)
Sponsor
University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the ganglion sphenopalatine block (SPG block) on persistent headache following acute COVID-19 infection.

Detailed description

Adult patients with persistent headache following COVID-19 infection will be enrolled in the study. The patients will be randomised into three groups; bilateral SPG-block withto receive local anesthetic (lidocaine + ropivacaine), bilateral SPG-block with placebo (isotone NaCl) or bilateral "sham"-block with placebo (isotone NaCl). Primary outcome is hyperactivity in the sphenopalatine ganglion assessed by pain intensity (0-100mm on a visual analogue scale, VAS) of the headache in standing position 30 minutes after block in the group Ropicavain-Lidocain and "sham".

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDURESphenopalatine Ganglion Block with Local AnestheticBlock performed with bilaterally inserted q-tips with 1:1 mixture of lidocaine 40mg/ml and ropivacaine 5mg/mL
PROCEDURESphenopalatine Ganglion Block with Placebo (Isotone NaCl)Block performed with bilaterally inserted q-tips with isotone NaCl
PROCEDURE"Sham"-block with Placebo (Isotone NaCl)Block performed with bilaterally inserted q-tips with isotone NaCl. The q-tips are inserted a maximum of 3 cm into the nasopharynx thus not reaching the mucus above the ganglion.

Timeline

Start date
2021-01-12
Primary completion
2022-06-06
Completion
2022-06-06
First posted
2020-11-19
Last updated
2022-06-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04636034. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.