Status:
COMPLETED
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure as a Potential New Treatment for Cluster Headache
Lead Sponsor:
St. Olavs Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Conditions:
Cluster Headache
Chronic Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Cluster headache is also called suicide headache due to excruciating nocturnal attacks. There are few treatment options available. Inhalation of oxygen has shown to abort the attacks. Continuous posi...
Detailed Description
This is a single center study carried out in collaboration between the neurological, neurophysiological and thoracic departments at St. Olavs Hospital in Trondheim. Participants will keep sleep and h...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Fulfils the diagnostic criteria for chronic cluster headache according to ICHD-3 beta 3.1.2.
- is able to separate cluster headache attacks from other types of headache.
- agrees to maintain current preventive headache and sleep medication regimens (no change in type, frequency, or dose) during the whole study period.
- Signed informed consent.
Exclusion
- disorders with contraindications for use of continuous positive airway pressure (e.g. unable to remove the ventilation mask due to a movement disorders).
- Nightly cluster headache attacks
- Pregnancy or planned pregnancy
- having had a change in type, dosage or dose frequency of preventive headache or sleep medications \< 1 months prior to inclusion.
- Severe depression or other psychiatric disorder that may interfere with the treatment.
- Abuse of alcohol or illicit drugs.
- Other severe chronic pain conditions
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 16 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 21 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03397563
Start Date
January 16 2018
End Date
August 21 2019
Last Update
March 31 2020
Active Locations (1)
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St Olavs Hospital
Trondheim, Norway