Caffeine Versus Placebo for Spinal Headaches

United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth

Overview

Caffeine will be studied against placebo in patients with positional headache after a lumbar puncture (aka "spinal headache").

Pain will be assessed at set intervals using a Visual Analog Scale. Blood patch therapy will be offered to all those still in pain at the end of one hour after drug administration.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Conditions

Post Dural Puncture Headache

Interventions

CaffeineDRUG

Caffeine 500 mg IV

salineDRUG

Normal saline

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosed with post dural puncture headache Exclusion Criteria: * age \< 18 * pregnant * allergic to caffeine * cardiac or peripheral vascular disease * uncontrolled hypertension

Locations (1)

Emergency Department, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain as measured by Visual Analog Scale

Time frame: 60 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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