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Sphenopalatine Block or Epidural Bloodpatch for Post Dural Puncture Headache: Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT02984618 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 19

Last updated 2020-02-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Introduction: Recently sphenopalatine block emerged as an alternative to epidural blood patch for post dural puncture headache but the investigators do not know if it has significant efficacy when compared to epidural blood patch. Method: randomized trial where patients will randomly receive either sphenopalatine block or epidural blood patch. Pain relief to no pain or low intensity pain will be the main outcome

Conditions

  • Post-Dural Puncture Headache

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Sphenopalatine ganglion block

Cotton- tipped applicators inserted up through the nose followed by infusion of ligdocaine through the applicators.

PROCEDURE

Epidural blood patch

Autologous sterile blood (20ml) will be infused in the lombar epidural space.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brasilia University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gabriel MN Guimaraes, MsC, MD · Universidade de Brasilia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-01
Primary Completion
2019-12-20
Completion
2019-12-20

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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