UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000016049
Receipt number R000018641
Scientific Title Local Corticosteroid Injection to Trigger Points in the Short-Term Treatment of Cervicogenic Headache: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Date of disclosure of the study information 2014/12/24
Last modified on 2014/12/24 16:48:00

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Basic information

Public title

Local Corticosteroid Injection to Trigger Points in the Short-Term Treatment of Cervicogenic Headache: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Acronym

Local corticosteroid injection for cervicogenic headache

Scientific Title

Local Corticosteroid Injection to Trigger Points in the Short-Term Treatment of Cervicogenic Headache: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Scientific Title:Acronym

Local corticosteroid injection for cervicogenic headache

Region

Asia(except Japan)


Condition

Condition

Cervicogenic Headache

Classification by specialty

Medicine in general Neurology Rehabilitation medicine
Adult

Classification by malignancy

Malignancy

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

evaluate the clinical efficacy of corticosteroid injection

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

for the short-term local corticosteroid injection to trigger points is an effective treatment of cervicogenic headache

Key secondary outcomes



Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Single arm

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Open -but assessor(s) are blinded

Control

Uncontrolled

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

1

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Medicine

Interventions/Control_1

Patients were given a single dose of 20 mg long acting betamethasone (0.5 ml). The mixture was injected at trigger points in paraspinal muscles. All the patients were asked to return gradually to normal activities but to avoid pain-provoking physical stresses, especially within the first 48 hrs after injection. Participants were also instructed not to use brace, physiotherapy, and analgesic medications including NSAIDs.

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Eligibility

Age-lower limit


Not applicable

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

unilateral, intermittent, and localized pain with moderate to severe intensity on the occipital, frontal, temporal or orbital regions, and lasting hours to days

Key exclusion criteria

recent trauma to the head and neck regions

Target sample size

30


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Kamran Azma

Organization

Islamic Republic of Iran Army University of Medical Sciences

Division name

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Zip code


Address

School of Medicine, Islamic Republic of Iran Army University of Medical Sciences, Etemadzadeh St, Western fatemi, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

TEL

+81-0982122728029

Email

kamazema@yahoo.com


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Kamran Azma

Organization

Islamic Republic of Iran Army University of Medical Sciences

Division name

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Zip code


Address

School of Medicine, Islamic Republic of Iran Army University of Medical Sciences, Etemadzadeh St, W

TEL

+81-0982122728029

Homepage URL


Email

kamazema@yahoo.com


Sponsor or person

Institute

Islamic Republic of Iran Army University of Medical Sciences

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

authors

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

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IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization


Address


Tel


Email



Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2014 Year 12 Month 24 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

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Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


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Baseline Characteristics


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Progress

Recruitment status

No longer recruiting

Date of protocol fixation

2011 Year 02 Month 01 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2014 Year 12 Month 25 Day

Last follow-up date


Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2014 Year 12 Month 24 Day

Last modified on

2014 Year 12 Month 24 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000018641


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