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Does Nerve Block + Oral Dexamethasone Reduce Recurrence of Headache Within 72 Hrs?

NCT06016465 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2026-05-06

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Summary

For some patients who come to the emergency department for treatment of a migraine headache, peripheral headache nerve blocks (PHNB) have proven to be an efficient and effective treatment for headache relief. Previous studies have demonstrated that adding steroids as an adjunct treatment to standard migraine treatment can reduce recurrence of headaches in the subsequent few days.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Dexamethasone Oral

Two 4mg pills

DRUG

Placebo

2 placebo pills

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Susan Watts, PhD. · Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Department of Emergency Medicine

  • Diluma Kariyawasam, MPH · Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-15
Primary Completion
2027-12-30
Completion
2028-01-30
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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