A Study in patients with headache after spinal needle procedures: comparing a nasal nerve block and theophylline tablets for headache relief.

EVALUATE THE EFFICACY BETWEEN TRANSNASAL SPHENOPALATINE GANGLION BLOCK VS ORAL THEOPHYLLINE FOR POST DURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE (PDPH) MANAGEMENT - A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/06/112901

Enrollment

Registered

2026-06-17

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-22

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: R298- Other symptoms and signs involvingthe nervous and musculoskeletal systems

Interventions

Intervention1: Transnasal sphenopalatine ganglion block: Patient having PDPH symptoms are treated with non invasive method of blocking of sphenopalatine ganglion block through trannasal route using

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ASA Physical status 1, 2 and 3 Patients reporting with PDPH

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient refusal Patient with nasal polyp,DNS Patient with allergy to Local Anesthetics Patient with chronic pain, migraine and are on treatment for above things

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the efficacy of transnasal sphenopalatine ganglion block vs Oral Theophylline by measuring VAS scoreTimepoint: 48 hours	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the requirement of rescue analgesiaTimepoint: 24 hours;To Asses patient satisfaction scoreTimepoint: 24 hours;To evaluate the hemodynamic changesTimepoint: 30 minutes	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR Sridevi

Aarupadai veedu medical college and hospital

vallijegan@gmail.com9940882722

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026