Effect of corticosteroid Local Injection on Cervical Muscle Originated Headache in Patients with Drug Resistant Headache

Effect of Methylprednisolon Acetate on Cervical Tender Points in Muscle Originated Chronic and Drug Resistant Headache

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT138810082922N1

Enrollment

Registered

2010-03-31

Start date

2009-12-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Cervical Headache. Facial pain NOS

Interventions

Injection of 1ml (40mg) of methylprednisolon acetate +1ml of lidocain 2% in cervical tender points.

Treatment - Drugs

Injection of 1ml (40mg) of methylprednisolon acetate +1ml of lidocain 2% in cervical tender points

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: History of headache more than 3 months, history of unsuccessful medication at least for one month, normal neurological examination, if brain MRI or CT_SCAN is necessary it should be normal, cooperation until the end of treatment. Exclusion criteria: history of seizure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Relief and improvement of headache. Timepoint: Before injection and 3days,1month and 3months after injection. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Headache releif maintenance duration. Timepoint: Before injection and 3days,1month and 3months after injection. Method of measurement: Severity of headach based on VAS and frequency and duration of headache in questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohamad Javad Hadian fard

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Hadianj@sums.ac.ir+98 71 1231 9040

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026