Transnasal Sphenopalatine Ganglia Block for Management of Chronic Migraines in Pediatric Patients
WithdrawnPhase 2NCT04466826
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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)
Single-center, open-label, pre-post treatment pilot study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of sphenopalatine ganglia blocks for the treatment of chronic migraine in the pediatric population. 50 children with a diagnosis of chronic migraines will undergo a series of three transnasal sphenopalatine ganglia blocks to measure their effect on headache frequency, headache intensity, headache duration, and use of headache medication.
Study details
- Official title
- Transnasal Sphenopalatine Ganglia Block for Management of Chronic Migraines in Pediatric Patients
- Conditions
- Migraine in Children
- Pain, Neuropathic
- Interventions
- Other: Headache Journal
- Drug: Sphenopalatine Block
- Device: Tx360
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Start date
- 2021-01-02
- Primary completion
- 2021-02-05
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 8 Years to 17 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: Children ages 8 to 17 years old Meet the criteria for chronic migraines Have remained stable on their current headache medication for a minimum of 4 weeks. Able to provide informed consent from parent or legal guardian Able to provide assent if subject is a minor of appropriate age Exclusion Criteria: Allergy to local anesthetic Developmental delay (e.g. non-verbal) Inability to use numeric pain scale Inability to perform or tolerate transnasal procedure Substance abuse disorders Known pregnancy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04466826