Active clinical trials for "Headache"

The purpose of this study is: 1) To assess the feasibility of implementing a clinical trial comparing two potentially analgesic dietary interventions in patients with chronic daily headache (CDH) and 2)To assess the preliminary efficacy of the dietary interventions on headache frequency and severity and 3) to assess the impact of the diet on the percentage of omega-6 highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA) in total HUFA in whole blood. During a 6-week baseline phase, eligible individuals with CDH will complete web-based daily diaries, self-report questionnaires, and nutrient intake assessments. Before randomization to one of the two intervention groups, blood will be collected to measure baseline nutritional biomarkers. Targeted dietary advice will be administered and foods will be provided throughout the 12-week intervention phase. Samples for biomarkers will be collected every 4 weeks during the intervention. Participants will continue recording headache characteristics with a daily headache diary. At the conclusion of the intervention, participants will provide complete follow-up assessments and blood for nutritional biomarker measurement.

This study is being conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a 91-day extended cycle oral contraceptive compared to placebo for decreasing the frequency and severity of menstrually-related migraine headaches.

The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of rizatriptan for treating attacks of chronic post-traumatic headache.

This study will investigate the therapeutic utility of BOTOX in reducing the degree of Forward Head Posture (FHP) with associated headache and myofascial pain, decreasing the frequency of headache, and improving the overall quality of life.

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of 19g versus =>18g traditional Tuohy-type epidural needles on the incidence and severity of postdural puncture headache (PDPH).

To examine the ability of MRA to measure the effect of GTN on the intra-cranial vascular response during the GTN-induced headache in healthy volunteers.

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness and safety of two treatment regimens in preventing migraines. The antidepressant amitriptyline has been used successfully to prevent migraine headaches.

Pain is common for the first 2 days after major craniotomy. A majority of patients would suffer from moderate-to-severe postoperative pain after undergoing craniotomy. Inadequate analgesia induced sympathetically mediated hypertension may lead to an increased risk for post-operative complications, such as arterial hypertension, intracranial hemorrhage, prolonged hospital stay, and mortality. Adequate pain control is essential for patients' prognosis and their postoperative life quality. Pain after craniotomy derives from the scalp and pericranial muscles. Local anesthetics administered around the incision have been performed clinically. However, some studies revealed that the analgesic effect of local anesthetics was not unsatisfactory due to its short pain relief duration. Pain is common for the first 2 days after major elective intracranial surgery, and the relatively short analgesic time of scalp infiltration does not seem to meet the requirements of craniotomy. Steroid such as diprospan as an adjuvant to local anesthetics intra-articular injected locally ameliorated pain intensity in knee osteoarthritis or in total knee arthroplasty. However, there has not been reported about local application of diprospan on scalp infiltration. Thus, the investigators suppose that pre-emptive scalp infiltration with steroid (diprospan) plus local anesthetic (ropivacaine) could relieve postoperative pain after craniotomy in adults.

Postdural puncture headache (PDPH) is a severe, debilitating complication of dural puncture that can arise from insertion of an epidural or spinal needle for labour analgesia. Presently, the conservative treatment options for PDPH have limited effectiveness and the gold standard treatment for PDPH, an epidural blood patch, is an invasive intervention with the potential for serious complications. There is a growing number of case reports and retrospective studies that suggest a sphenopalatine ganglion block (SPGB) with local anesthetic may offer an effective, safe, and easy-to-administer treatment option for PDPH in postpartum patients. We aim to conduct a feasibility study to assess whether a randomized controlled trial is feasible comparing whether early intervention SPGB with the option for repeat, patient self-administered SPGBs versus current standard conservative management can reduce the severity and duration of PDPH pain and improve patient functional status.

Numerous treatments have been recommended for the prevention of migraine. The purpose of this randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial was to assess the efficacy of MIGRAINEGUARD ™ supplement by Herbacure Natural containing a combination of COQ10 , magnesium, riboflavin ,feverfew , Skullcap and black pepper as prophylactic treatment for migraine.