Localized Injection of Lidocaine Via the Middle Meningeal Artery for Headache Treatment

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorDaniel A Tonetti, MD

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether injecting lidocaine into two blood vessels of the brain can help treat chronic headaches (migraines)

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age 18 years or above

Diagnosis of chronic migraine

Referred for diagnostic cerebral angiography to screen for intracranial pathology

Written informed consent able to be obtained from subject

Disqualifiers

Baseline HIT-6 score less than 50

Pregnant, breastfeeding, or unwilling to practice contraception during participation in the study

Presence of a condition or abnormality that in the opinion of the Investigator would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data

Concomitant intracranial pathology (eg, intracranial malignancy)

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Lidocaine (drug)

    Drug

    Intra-arterial lidocaine infusion into bilateral middle meningeal arteries

  • Saline

    Drug

    Intra-arterial saline infusion into bilateral middle meningeal arteries

Treatment groups

80 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: TreatmentExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ShamSham comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in Headache Impact Test-6 Scores (1 Month)

Difference in Headache Impact Test-6 Scores, with larger decreases in scores correlating with improvement in symptoms

Time frame
From baseline to 1 month follow-up

Secondary outcomes

1

Change in Numeric Pain Scores

Difference in Numeric Pain Scores (0-10), with larger decreases in scores correlating with improvement in symptoms

Time frame
From baseline to periprocedural
2

Change in Migraine Disability Assessment Scores

Difference in Migraine Disability Assessment Scores, with larger decreases in scores correlating with improvement in symptoms

Time frame
From baseline to 3 month follow-up
3

Change in Headache Impact Test-6 Scores Over Time (2 Months)

Difference in Headache Impact Test-6 Scores, with larger decreases in scores correlating with improvement in symptoms

Time frame
From baseline to 2 month follow-up
4

Change in Headache Impact Test-6 Scores Over Time (3 Months)

Difference in Headache Impact Test-6 Scores, with larger decreases in scores correlating with improvement in symptoms

Time frame
From baseline to 3 month follow-up

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Daniel A Tonetti, MD

Lead sponsor

The Cooper Health System

Sponsor institution

SNIS Foundation

Collaborator

Stryker Neurovascular

Collaborator