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(REGON) Repeated corticosteroid injections around the Greater Occipital Nerve (GON) as prophylactic treatment in chronic cluster headache

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTIS
Registry ID
CTIS2024-514311-10-00
Acronym
NL79665.058.22
Enrollment
50
Registered
2024-08-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-11-26

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Conditions

Cluster headache

Brief summary

Retention rate (= time between the first injection and end-of-treatment; survival curves verum vs. placebo)

Detailed description

Frequency of daily cluster headache attacks, The use of acute attack medication per day (subcutaneous sumatriptan and 100% oxygen), Mean duration and severity (1-10) of attacks, Injection interval, Total number of injections in study period, Proportion of participants still in study at 1 year, Participants idea: did they receive placebo or verum?, Physician's idea: did they administer placebo or verum?, Adverse events + ultrasound structural integrity measurements greater occipital nerve, Proportion of subjects with a >50% and 100% reduction in attack frequency, Daily quality of life (EQ 5D), Healthcare use & productivity losses

Interventions

DRUGNaCl 0
DRUGsolution injectable
DRUGDepo-Medrone 40 mg/ml Suspension for Injection.

Sponsors

Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC)
Lead SponsorOTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 64 Years

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Retention rate (= time between the first injection and end-of-treatment; survival curves verum vs. placebo)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Frequency of daily cluster headache attacks, The use of acute attack medication per day (subcutaneous sumatriptan and 100% oxygen), Mean duration and severity (1-10) of attacks, Injection interval, Total number of injections in study period, Proportion of participants still in study at 1 year, Participants idea: did they receive placebo or verum?, Physician's idea: did they administer placebo or verum?, Adverse events + ultrasound structural integrity measurements greater occipital nerve, Proportion of subjects with a >50% and 100% reduction in attack frequency, Daily quality of life (EQ 5D), Healthcare use & productivity losses

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTIS · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026