About this trial

The aim of this study to evaluate pre-injection patient-related factors that may influence treatment response in patients with medication-overuse headache who underwent ultrasound-guided greater occipital nerve block.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age between 18 and 65 years

Diagnosis of medication-overuse headache according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (ICHD-3)

Diagnosis of medication-overuse headache associated with the use of triptans or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Previous diagnosis of chronic migraine or chronic tension-type headache according to the ICHD-3 criteria

Disqualifiers

History of severe head or neck trauma or previous neurosurgical intervention

Presence of a severe psychiatric disorder (e.g., severe depression, schizophrenia)

History of infectious disease, chronic inflammatory disease, or malignancy

Previous diagnosis of secondary headache

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Treatment outcome

Treatment groups

70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
Sultan 1. Murat State Hospital22030, Edirne Turkey (Türkiye)

Sponsors and collaborators

Sultan 1. Murat State Hospital

Lead sponsor