Migraine
Conditions
Keywords
migraine, greater occipital nerve block, pulse radiofrequency
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of the repeated greater occipital nerve(GON) blokcs with GON pulse radiofreaquency (PRF)
Detailed description
The nerve blocks will be performed at the Cervical-2 (C2) level with ultrasound guidance.Also , the PRF will be done as above proximally.
Interventions
The nerve block will be done by ultrasound guidiance at the C2 level with a 22 gauge 5 cm needle inplane direction. The pulse radiofrequency will be done as defined with a radiofrequency cannula- 5 cm with an active tip of 2mm.
Sponsors
Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Adiyaman University Research Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Prospective observational
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* ICHD- migraine with minimum 4 attacks * no benefit with proflactic therapies
Exclusion criteria
* primary headhache other than migraine according to ICHD * the change of medical teatment of migrane in last 1 month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NRS | Before the application then every month following the intervention for 3 months | Numeric rating scala |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Complications | Before the application then every month following the intervention for 3 months | vertigo, dizzines, hypotension , bleeding, local pain ect. |
| the frequency of headhache | Before the application then every month following the intervention for 3 months | how many times the headhache occured |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed