Evaluation of the efficacy of sphenopalatine block in headache in patients with non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) after training of neurosurgical intensive care nurses.
EU CTIS ID: 2024-514282-19-00
What this study is testing
Demonstrate a 50% reduction in morphine consumption with sphenopalatine block during the first 72 hours after cerebral arteriography.
- Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II)
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Who can take part
You may be able to join if
- - ≥ 18 years
- - Non-traumatic SAH with or without aneurysm on brain imaging
- - WFNS 1 and 2 scores
- - Patient awake and extubated after radiological procedure
- - Painful patient (EN > 3/10) despite usual level 1 analgesics (Paracetamol + Acupan) for headaches and/or referred spinal pain
- - Affiliated with or benefiting from a social security scheme
You likely can't join if
- - Contraindication to sphenopalatine block (deviated nasal septum, repeated epistaxis, allergy to Lidocaine)
- - Patient unable to assess pain by EN
- - Persons referred to in articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of the CSP and articles 31 to 35 of Regulation 536/2014
- - Participation in other interventional research with pain as primary end point
- - Patient refusal to participate
- - Arteriography more than 48 hours old
See the full eligibility criteria
- - ≥ 18 years
- - Non-traumatic SAH with or without aneurysm on brain imaging
- - WFNS 1 and 2 scores
- - Patient awake and extubated after radiological procedure
- - Painful patient (EN > 3/10) despite usual level 1 analgesics (Paracetamol + Acupan) for headaches and/or referred spinal pain
- - Affiliated with or benefiting from a social security scheme
- - Contraindication to sphenopalatine block (deviated nasal septum, repeated epistaxis, allergy to Lidocaine)
- - Patient unable to assess pain by EN
- - Persons referred to in articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of the CSP and articles 31 to 35 of Regulation 536/2014
- - Participation in other interventional research with pain as primary end point
- - Patient refusal to participate
- - Arteriography more than 48 hours old
- - Inaugural headache lasting more than 7 days
- - Presence of an unsecured vascular malformation at high risk of rupture
The study team makes the final eligibility decision.
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