Nerve block treatment for migraine headaches
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study looks at whether a nerve block injection at the back of the head (called a greater occipital nerve block, or GONB) helps people with migraine when other preventive treatments haven't worked. It aims to find out which patients respond best to this treatment.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been told by a doctor that you have migraine (for at least 6 months).
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- You have tried at least one migraine prevention medicine for 3 months or longer, and it didn't work well enough.
- You are scheduled to get a greater occipital nerve block (an injection at the back of the head) for the first time.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You do not have an active infection or open wound at the injection site, and you are not allergic to bupivacaine (a numbing medicine).
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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