Low sodium oxybate for nighttime cluster headache attacks
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This trial tests a new form of a medicine called low sodium oxybate to see if it can safely reduce the number of cluster headache attacks that happen at night. If you have chronic cluster headaches that often wake you up, this treatment might help you sleep better and have fewer attacks.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 75 years old.
- You have been diagnosed with chronic cluster headaches.
- You have at least 4 nighttime cluster headache attacks per week, on different nights.
- You are not taking other cluster headache prevention medicine, or you have been on a stable dose for at least 4 weeks.
- You have not had a nerve block injection (GON) or oral steroids in the last 3 months.
- You are willing to avoid alcohol (no more than 1 drink per day, and not after 8 PM).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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