GON-block in Chronic Migraine: a Randomized, Double- Blind, Placebo-controlled Study (DHC-GON-1)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02686983 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified February 2016 by Jakob Møller Hansen, MD., Danish Headache Center.
Recruitment status was: Not yet recruiting
First Posted : February 22, 2016
Last Update Posted : February 23, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Chronic Migraine | Drug: Betamethasone and local anesthetic | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 34 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Crossover Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Greater Occipital Nerve Blockade for the Treatment of Chronic Migraine: a Randomized, Double- Blind, Placebo-controlled Study |
Study Start Date : | March 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | March 2018 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | July 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Active
Betamethasone and local anesthetic.
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Drug: Betamethasone and local anesthetic
Infiltration of the greater occipital nerve .
Other Name: GON block |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Saline with local anesthetic.
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Drug: Betamethasone and local anesthetic
Infiltration of the greater occipital nerve .
Other Name: GON block |
- Number of migraine days [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]Number of days fulfilling the ICHD criteria for migraine
- Number of days with severe headache days [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]Number of days with severe headache days
- Medication use [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]use of medication recorded during the 8 weeks
- Responder rate [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]number of patients with more than 50% reduction in migraine
- Number of migraine attacks [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]Number of attacks fulfilling the ICHD criteria for migraine

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Chronic migraine
Exclusion Criteria:
- Medication overuse headache

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02686983
Contact: Jakob Møller Hansen | jamoha01@regionh.dk |
Denmark | |
Danish Headache Center, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Neurology, Glostrup Hospital | |
Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2600 |
Principal Investigator: | Jakob M Hansen, MD, PhD | Danish Headache Center |
Responsible Party: | Jakob Møller Hansen, MD., MD, PhD, Danish Headache Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02686983 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
DHC-GON-1 |
First Posted: | February 22, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 23, 2016 |
Last Verified: | February 2016 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Migraine Disorders Headache Disorders, Primary Headache Disorders Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Betamethasone Anesthetics Anesthetics, Local Central Nervous System Depressants |
Physiological Effects of Drugs Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Anti-Inflammatory Agents Glucocorticoids Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Anti-Asthmatic Agents Respiratory System Agents |