Clinical trials: Occipital Nerve Block
Headache, Pregnancy Related
Acute Headache Treatment in Pregnancy: Occipital Nerve Block vs PO Acetaminophen With Caffeine
This is an open label randomized controlled trial evaluating response to bupivacaine occipital nerve block compared to Tylenol/Caffeine cocktail in treatment of pregnant patients seeking care of headache.
- Conditions
- Headache, Pregnancy Related, Occipital Nerve Block
- Trial name
- NCT03951649
- Testing
- Occipital Nerve Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Medication Overuse Headache, Chronic Migraine, Headache
Peripheral Nerve Block and Topiramate in the Treatment of Medication Overuse Headaches
Purpose: In this study, the investigators compared the effectiveness of peripheral nerve block (greater occipital nerve block with supratrochlear nerve block) versus topiramate as detoxification therapies in chronic migraine…
- Trial name
- NCT03767062
- Testing
- Topamax, Greater Occipital Nerve Block + Supratrochlear Nerve Block
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Migraine
Research Study of Greater Occipital Nerve Block As A Treatment For Prolonged Migraine Attacks
Greater Occipital Nerve Blocks (GONB) are a common procedure used for the treatment of headache. The GONB procedure involves a series of injections into the greater occipital nerve (a spinal nerve located at the back of your…
- Trial name
- NCT00329732
- Testing
- 0.5% bupivicaine and 2% lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Headache, Occipital Nerve Block
Steroids in Occipital Nerve Block for Treatment of Headache
Currently there is limited evidence of benefit for the addition of steroids to occipital nerve blocks for treatment of headache, and not all steroids have been explored.
- Trial name
- NCT05732532
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Lidocaine, Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Migraine
Greater Occipital Nerve Block Versus Metoclopramide
We are comparing a type of nerve block called greater occipital nerve block versus standard therapy among patients who present to an emergency department for acute migraine. This is a randomized, double-blind, double dummy study.
- Trial name
- NCT03269435
- Testing
- Greater occipital nerve block with bupivacaine, Metoclopramide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Migraine
Comparison of Therapeutic Effects of Greater Occipital Nerve Block, Topiramate, and Flunarizine on Episodic Migraine
Background: Preventive drug therapy in migraine aims to reduce the attack frequency, severity and duration of headache. Flunarizine and topiramate are widely used in the prevention of migraine attacks.
- Trial name
- NCT03712917
- Testing
- Greater Occipital Nerve Block, Topiramate, Flunarizine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Migraine Disorders
Greater Occipital and Supraorbital Nerve Blockade in Migraine Patients
The investigators aimed to evaluate the efficacy of greater occipital nerve and supraorbital nerve blockade with local anesthetics for the preventive treatment of migraine without aura.
- Trial name
- NCT03435185
- Testing
- Lidocaine injections, Saline injections
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital
Chronic Migraine, Headache, Episodic Migraine
Occipital Blocks for Acute Migraine
Migraine affects 10-28% of children and adolescents and yet 20-30% of patients are ineffectively treated with current oral and nasal options.
- Trial name
- NCT03526874
- Testing
- Lidocaine 4% Topical Application Cream [LMX 4], Lidocaine Hydrochloride 2 mg/mL Injectable Solution, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Migraine
Greater Occipital Nerve Block With Bupivacaine for Acute Migraine
This is a randomized, sham-controlled study of greater occipital nerve block (GONB) using bupivacaine 0.5% for emergency department patients with acute migraine.
- Trial name
- NCT02665273
- Testing
- Greater occipital nerve block, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Migraine Headache
Greater Occipital Nerve Block for Migraine Prophylaxis
Migraine is a common neurological condition that can be disabling, particularly if chronic. Greater occipital nerve (GON) block has been utilized for decades for the treatment of migraine in the absence of a single randomized…
- Trial name
- NCT00915473
- Testing
- bupivicaine, normal saline, methylprednisolone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Migraine
A Research Study to Examine the Difference Between Local Anesthetics Alone and Local Anesthetics Plus Steroids in the Treatment of Chronic Headache
Subjects are scheduled to undergo a Greater Occipital Nerve Block (GONB) as treatment for your chronic daily headache (CDH). GONB has been used for many years in the treatment of headaches.
- Trial name
- NCT00203294
- Testing
- lidocaine, bupivicaine and saline, lidocaine plus bupivicaine plus triamcinolone (steroid)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University