Authorised Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) subarachnoid hemorrhage

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
Who can join
  • - ≥ 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
What rules you out
  • - 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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This study is enrolling all sexes, 65+ years, 18-64 years. The study team makes the final eligibility decision.

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