The effect of stretching exercises and caffeine tablets on headache after spinal anesthesia

Comparison the effect of stretching exercises and caffeine tablets on reducing headache after spinal anesthesia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190131042569N1

Enrollment

156

Registered

2020-01-19

Start date

2019-03-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-02-24

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Conditions

Post spinal headache. Spinal and epidural anesthesia-induced headache during the puerperium

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group1: Caffeine group(caffeine tablet 200 mg Karen Company , once a day at morning for 1 week). Intervention 2: Intervention group2: Stretching exercise's group( Stretchi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

20 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All the patient between 20 to 60 years old Candidate for varicocele surgery or hernia repair Without caffeine allergy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of hypertension or cardiac disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The effect of stretching exercises and caffeine on post spinal headache. Timepoint: every 6 h in first 48 h , 3rd day and 5th day after the procedure. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNiloufar Massoudi

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

nilomassoudi@gmail.com+98 21 2207 4087

Outcome results

None listed

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