NCT06121037

Greater Occipital Nerve Pulsed Radiofrequency for the Treatment of Combined Migraine and Cervicogenic Headache (New Approach)

Greater Occipital Nerve Pulsed Radiofrequency for the Treatment of Combined Migraine and Cervicogenic Headache (New Approach): Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Assiut University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Combined migraine and cervicogenic headache present significant challenges in clinical management due to their complex and overlapping pathophysiologies. Both conditions involve the trigeminocervical complex, suggesting a potential shared anatomical and neurobiological basis

Detailed description

Traditional treatment approaches for these headaches often include pharmacological interventions, but in cases of refractory or inadequate response, interventional techniques targeting the greater occipital nerve (GON) have gained attention. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has gained recognition as a potential therapeutic option for patients with refractory combined migraine and cervicogenic headaches. The proximal and distal ultrasound-guided approaches are widely utilized for GON RFA. These approaches aim to disrupt pain signals transmitted by the GON and provide relief of pain for these headache disorders

Conditions

• Greater Occipital Nerve
• Pulsed Radiofrequency

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	proximal ultrasound-guided GON radiofrequency ablation	proximal GON radiofrequency
PROCEDURE	distal ultrasound-guided GON radiofrequency ablation	distal GON radiofrequency

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-01
• Primary completion: 2023-08-01
• Completion: 2023-09-01
• First posted: 2023-11-07
• Last updated: 2023-11-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt