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. The greater occipital nerve block will be performed bilaterally with bupivacaine 0.5%. Standard therapy is metoclopramide 10mg IV.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
99
This is a type of peripheral nerve block. 3cc of 0.5% bupivacaine will be injected adjacent to the greater occipital nerve block blaterally
Metoclopramide 10mg IV will be administered over 15 minutes
Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, United States
0-10 Pain Score
Pain score assessed at baseline and one hour. 0= no pain, 10 = worst imaginable. This outcome is the change in pain between baseline and one hour
Time frame: one hour
Sustained Headache Relief
Headache level = mild or none. Achieved in emergency department and maintained for 48 hours without rescue medication
Time frame: 48 hours
Sustained Headache Freedom
Headache = none, achieved in emergency department and maintained for 48 hours
Time frame: 48 hours
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