Use of the Tx360 Nasal Applicator in the Treatment of Chronic Migraine (Tx360)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01709708 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: October 18, 2012
Results First Posted
: October 20, 2014
Last Update Posted
: January 26, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Chronic Migraine | Drug: Marcaine Drug: Saline | Phase 4 |

Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 41 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Use of the Tx360 Nasal Applicator for Transnasal Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block in the Treatment of Chronic Migraine: A Double-blind Placebo-controlled Study |
Study Start Date : | September 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | February 2014 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Marcaine
Group A will receive treatment with 0.3 mL of 0.5% Marcaine delivered bilaterally with the Tx360™ device to the mucosa associated with the Sphenopalatine Ganglion (SPG)
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Drug: Marcaine
Marcaine used as a topical local anesthetic to block the SPG by delivering Marcaine directly to the specific area of mucosa associated with the SPG.
Other Name: Bupivicane (generic)
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Placebo Comparator: Saline
Group B will receive saline placebo delivered bilaterally with the Tx360TM device to the mucosa associated with the SPG.
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Drug: Saline
Saline
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- Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) [ Time Frame: 6 Weeks ]Compare Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) scores Before Procedure,15-Minute Post Treatment, 30-Minutes Post Treatment, 24-Hour Post Treatment for all 12 treatments (Marcaine vs. Saline). NRS is a likert scale ranging from 0-10 with 0 being no pain and 10 being worst possible pain. For each individual time point, all 12 treatments were averaged for that time point and a single value was used for comparison between the two groups.
- Change in Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) [ Time Frame: 15 Minutes Post Treatment, 30 minutes Post Treatment and 24 hours Post Treatment, assessed up to 6 weeks ]Compare percentage change in Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) score from Before Procedure to 15-Minutes, Before Procedure to 30-Minutes, Before Procedure to 24-Hours After Procedure for all 12 treatments (Mean of all 12 treatments for each timepoint, comparing Group A to Group B). NRS is a likert scale ranging from 0-10 with 0 being no pain and 10 being worst possible pain.
- Patient's Global Impression of Change (PGIC) [ Time Frame: 30 minutes Post Treatment and 24 hours Post Treatment, assessed up to 6 weeks ]Compare 24-Hour After Procedure Patient's Global Impression of Change (PGIC) score for 12 treatments (Mean of all 12 treatments for each timepoint, comparing Group A to Group B). PGIC is a likert scale ranging from 1 to 7 with 1 being very much improved and 7 being very much worse.
- Modified Pain Characteristic Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Before Treatment, 24 Hours After Treatment, 1 Month Post Treatment, and 6 Months Post Treatment ]Compare Modified Pain Characteristic Questionnaire scores Before Procedure vs. 24-Hour After Procedure, Before Procedure vs. 1-Month Follow Up, and Before Procedure vs. 6-Month Follow Up (Mean of all 12 treatments for each timepoint, comparing Group A to Group B). The modified pain characteristic questionnaire is a series of 11 questions on a likert scale ranging from 0 to 10 with 0 being no pain or does not interfere and 10 being worst pain or completely interferes. Percentage questions range from 0 to 100.
- Migraine Headache Days [ Time Frame: 12 Weeks ]Compare change in the number of migraine headache days per month reported in Baseline Period Diary vs. Treatment Period Diary vs. Post-Treatment Period Diary.
- Acute Medications Usage [ Time Frame: 10 Weeks ]Number of acute medications used during Treatment period (6 weeks) and Follow-Up (4 weeks) (Group A vs. Group B).
- Adverse Events [ Time Frame: 34 weeks ]Number of adverse events over the entire length of study (Group A vs. Group B).
- Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) [ Time Frame: 10 Weeks ]Total Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) scores Pre-Treatment at Visit 2 vs. Post-Treatment (following final treatment), and at 1-Month Post-Treatment (Group A vs. Group B). HIT-6 is a series of 6 likert scale questions ranging from 1 to 5 with 1 being never and 5 being always. The HIT-6 answer options are weighted as follows: Never (1) = 6 points each, Rarely (2) = 9 points each, Sometimes (3) = 10 points each, Very often (4) = 11 points each, Always (5) = 13 points each. The total score for the HIT-6 ranges from 36 (subject answers all 6 questions as "Never") to 78 subject answers all 6 questions as "Always"), with higher total scores indicating more impact than lower scores, i.e., headaches cause greater impact on the subject's life.
- Overall Satisfaction [ Time Frame: 10 Weeks ]Satisfaction scores Visit 2 vs. following treatment (Treatment 12) and at 1-Month Post-Treatment (Group A vs. Group B). Satisfaction scores are a likert scale ranging from 1 to 5 with 1 being complete dissatisfaction and 5 being complete satisfaction.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Is male or female, in otherwise good health, 18 to 80 years of age.
- Has history of chronic migraine (with or without aura) according to the criteria proposed by the Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society for at least 3 months prior to enrollment.
- Has onset of migraine before age 50.
- Is able to differentiate migraine from any other headache they may experience (e.g., tension-type headache).
- Is not currently taking a migraine preventive or has been taking preventive for at least 30 days prior to screening and agrees to not start, stop, or change medication and/or dosage during the study period.
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If female of childbearing potential, agrees to use, for the duration of the study, a medically acceptable form of contraception as determined by the Investigator.
- Complete abstinence from intercourse from 2 weeks prior to administration of study drug throughout the study, and for a time interval after completion or premature discontinuation from the study to account for elimination of the study drug; or,
- Surgically sterile (hysterectomy or tubal ligation or otherwise incapable of pregnancy); or,
- Sterilization of male partner; or,
- Intrauterine device with published data showing lowest expected failure rate is less than 1% per year; or,
- Double barrier method (i.e., 2 physical barriers OR 1 physical barrier plus spermicide) for a least 1 month prior to Visit 1 and throughout study; or,
- Hormonal contraceptives for at least 3 months prior to Visit 1 and throughout study.
- Has pain presentation in frontal, temporal, ophthalmic, maxillary, mandibular, facial, or intraoral location.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Is male or female, in otherwise good health, 18 to 80 years of age.
- Has history of chronic migraine (with or without aura) according to the criteria proposed by the Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society for at least 3 months prior to enrollment.
- Has onset of migraine before age 50.
- Is able to differentiate migraine from any other headache they may experience (e.g., tension-type headache).
- Is not currently taking a migraine preventive or has been taking preventive for at least 30 days prior to screening and agrees to not start, stop, or change medication and/or dosage during the study period.
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If female of childbearing potential, agrees to use, for the duration of the study, a medically acceptable form of contraception as determined by the Investigator.
- Complete abstinence from intercourse from 2 weeks prior to administration of study drug throughout the study, and for a time interval after completion or premature discontinuation from the study to account for elimination of the study drug; or,
- Surgically sterile (hysterectomy or tubal ligation or otherwise incapable of pregnancy); or,
- Sterilization of male partner; or,
- Intrauterine device with published data showing lowest expected failure rate is less than 1% per year; or,
- Double barrier method (i.e., 2 physical barriers OR 1 physical barrier plus spermicide) for a least 1 month prior to Visit 1 and throughout study; or,
- Hormonal contraceptives for at least 3 months prior to Visit 1 and throughout study.
- Has pain presentation in frontal, temporal, ophthalmic, maxillary, mandibular, facial, or intraoral location.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01709708
United States, Michigan | |
Michigan Head Pain & Neurological Institute | |
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48104 | |
United States, Missouri | |
Clinvest/A Division of Banyan Group, Inc. | |
Springfield, Missouri, United States, 65807 |
Principal Investigator: | Tian Xia, MD | Tian Medical Inc. |
Additional Information:
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Responsible Party: | Tian Medical Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01709708 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
12-004TI |
First Posted: | October 18, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | October 20, 2014 |
Last Update Posted: | January 26, 2018 |
Last Verified: | January 2018 |
Keywords provided by Tian Medical Inc.:
Migraine Headache Chronic Migraine Marcaine Tx360 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Migraine Disorders Headache Disorders, Primary Headache Disorders Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Bupivacaine |
Anesthetics, Local Anesthetics Central Nervous System Depressants Physiological Effects of Drugs Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents |