The purpose of the proposed clinical study is to evaluate the use of an implanted Neurostimulator to provide Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG) stimulation for the management of the pain associated with cluster headaches.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
43
Stimulation applied below the perception threshold
Stimulation applied above the perception threshold
No stimulation applied
Citadelle Hospital
Liège, Belgium
Danish Headache Center, Dept. of Neurology, Glostrup Hospital
Glostrup Municipality, Denmark
Headache Center, Dept. of Neurology, University Duisburg-Essen
Essen, Germany
Institut fur systemische Neurowissenschaften, Universitastsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
Hamburg, Germany
Number of device related Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Time frame: Implant through the Experimental Period
Acute Pain Relief response (as defined by patient)
Time frame: 15 minutes
Pain Freedom
Time frame: 15 minutes
Rescue medication use
Use of medications to treat headache pain within 90 minutes after initiating therapy.
Time frame: 90 minutes
Pain Relief after initiating therapy
Time frame: 30 minutes
Pain Relief after initiating therapy
Time frame: 60 minutes
Pain Relief after initiating therapy
Time frame: 90 minutes
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Department of Neurology, University Clinic Hospital, University of Valencia
Valencia, Spain