Status:

COMPLETED

Ultrasound Guided Platelet Rich Plasma Injections for Post Traumatic Greater Occipital Neuralgia

Lead Sponsor:

University of Calgary

Conditions:

Occipital Neuralgia

Headache

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This study is a randomized controlled trial, assessing the effect of a single platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection in post traumatic (concussive) greater occipital neuralgia. This study will compare t...

Detailed Description

Each year, an estimated 69 million people suffer from traumatic brain injury/concussion worldwide. In most patients with concussion, symptoms improve within 3 months. However, in some persons, symptom...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Eligible participants will be males or females at least 18 years of age who suffer from post-traumatic headaches secondary to GON. Patients must fulfill the ICHD-3 criteria in establishing a diagnosis of GON. This diagnosis will be established by an experienced Physiatrist with extensive experience in headache and related disorders. To meet this criteria, patients must have experienced previous successful temporary relief with local anesthetic or steroid injection surrounding the GON in the past, but have not received local steroid injection within past 3 months. Pre-treatment numerical pain rating scale for daily headache intensity must be ≥4/10, with a headache frequency ≥10 days/month. Possible secondary causes of ON must be ruled out with reasonable level of investigation prior to enrollment.

Exclusion

  • Inability to provide informed consent; history of surgery in the occipital region; unstable psychiatric or medical condition; rheumatologic or inflammatory disorders; widespread neurologic disorders (eg. MS); coagulopathy; immunosuppression; active cancer; herpes zoster infection in last 6 months; pregnancy; steroid or other local GON or LON infiltration in past 3 months.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

35 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04051203

Start Date

February 1 2019

End Date

December 1 2023

Last Update

February 6 2024

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Foothills Medical Center, Main Floor Special Services

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N2T9