Greater Occipital Nerve Block Versus Metoclopramide

Summary

We are comparing a type of nerve block called greater occipital nerve block versus standard therapy among patients who present to an emergency department for acute migraine. This is a randomized, double-blind, double dummy study. The greater occipital nerve block will be performed bilaterally with bupivacaine 0.5%. Standard therapy is metoclopramide 10mg IV.

Timeline

Start

2017-11-01

Primary completion

2020-03-21

Completion

2020-03-21

Drugs

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