Pulsed Radiofrequency in Chronic Headaches
Unknown statusNCT04339335
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Pulsed radiofrequency of the occipital nerves (greater and lesser) for primary headache management.
Study details
- Official title
- Pulsed Radiofrequency of the Occipital Nerves for Chronic Headache Management.
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Procedure: Pulsed radiofrequency of the occipital nerves
- Sponsor
- Attikon Hospital
- Start date
- 2019-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2020-12
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Greece
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * not adequate response to systemic pharmacotherapy * pain over crises of \>4/10 * occipital tenderness bilaterally or unilaterally, * days with headache of more than 10/month. Exclusion Criteria: * age\<18 years old, * pregnancy or lactation * presence of cardiac pacemaker * previous therapy with PRF * severe psychiatric disorder * severe coagulopathy * patient refusal
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04339335