Treatment of Post-dural Puncture Headache in Postpartum Patients: Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block to Epidural Blood Patch.

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2018-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to compare the effectiveness of a sphenopalatine ganglion block to an epidural blood patch for post-dural puncture headache relief in randomized postpartum parturients over a 48 hour period.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 18 years or age or greater

2. Postpartum obstetric parturient who was previously admitted to UCH.

3. Diagnosis of post-dural puncture headache based on the International Classification of Headache Disorders:

1. Dural puncture has been performed

2. Headache has developed within 5 days of the dural puncture

3. Not better accounted for by another ICHD-3 diagnosis.

4. Occurring immediately or within seconds of assuming an upright position and resolving quickly (within 1 minute) after lying horizontally.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Refusal to participate in the study

2. Placement of an EBP within the past 5 days

3. Allergy and/or intolerance to any the study materials

4. Contraindications to an EBP

5. Plan for therapeutic anticoagulation post-partum