About this trial
The aim of this study to evaluate pre-injection patient-related factors that may influence treatment response in patients with medication-overuse headache who underwent ultrasound-guided greater occipital nerve block.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age between 18 and 65 years
Diagnosis of medication-overuse headache according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (ICHD-3)
Diagnosis of medication-overuse headache associated with the use of triptans or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Previous diagnosis of chronic migraine or chronic tension-type headache according to the ICHD-3 criteria
Disqualifiers
History of severe head or neck trauma or previous neurosurgical intervention
Presence of a severe psychiatric disorder (e.g., severe depression, schizophrenia)
History of infectious disease, chronic inflammatory disease, or malignancy
Previous diagnosis of secondary headache
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Treatment outcome