Greater Occipital Nerve and Cervical Region Injection in Patients With Trigeminal Neuralgia

Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Trigeminal Neuralgia

Treatments: Drug: Lidocaine 1% Injectable Solution

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04505280

2011-KAEK-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of greater occipital nerve block and cervical injections with lidocaine

Full description

After being informed about the study and potantiel risks, all patients giving informed consent will undergo randomization in 1:1 ratio to 1% lidocaine or 0.9% saline groups

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Classical Trigeminal Neuralgia

Exclusion criteria

• Secondary Trigeminal Neuralgia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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29 participants in 1 patient group

Active

Experimental group

Description:

%1 lidocaine injections to greater occipital nerve and cervical region once a week for 4 weeks

Treatment:

Drug: Lidocaine 1% Injectable Solution