Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy and Complications of Microvascular Decompression

Lead Sponsor:

Danish Headache Center

Conditions:

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Brief Summary

The study is a non-interventional prospective observational study in patients with trigeminal neuralgia that undergoes micovascular decompression. The aim is to evaluate the efficacy and complications...

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to prospectively evaluate effect and complications 2 years after MVD using independent assessors of outcome and complications. Data of outcome and complications is collected ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18 years or older.
  • Most give Signed informed Consent.
  • Must fullfil the ICHD-3 beta diagnostic criteria for classical TN.Patients with purely paroxysmal TN and patients with TN with concomitant persistent facial pain will be included.
  • If the ICHD-3 beta diagnostic criteria is fulfilled and if complete clinical history, neurological and physical examination and a 3.0 Tesla MRI do not raise any suspicion of another causative disease such as painful posttraumatic trigeminal neuropathy or symptomatic TN, subjects with sensory abnormalities detected at clinical neurological examination are also included.
  • Has had a 3.0 Tesla MRI according to the trigeminal neuralgia protocol, prior to the surgical intervention.
  • Semi-structured interview and neurological examination by the independent assessors prior to neurosurgical intervention.
  • Has tried at least one, preferably two, sodium channel blocker (either carbamazepine or oxcarbazepine) before referral to neurosurgery.

Exclusion

  • Subjects will be excluded if one of the following exclusion criteria is met:
  • Psychiatric or mental illness or condition that might interfere with the ability of the patients to fill in the Informed Consent and questionnaires.
  • Previous microvascular decompression as a treatment for trigeminal neuralgia

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2012

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 31 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

115 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04445766

Start Date

May 1 2012

End Date

October 31 2020

Last Update

August 7 2024

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