Condition: Headaches Associated With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) · Sponsor: Daniel Raper, MBBS
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a type of bleeding around the brain that can cause sudden and severe headaches. These headaches can be debilitating and persist for weeks, significantly impacting a patient's comfort and recovery. Many patients require opioids for pain control, which can lead to side effects such as drowsiness, constipation, and dependency. There is a need for new treatment strategies to help relieve this pain while minimizing side effects. This clinical study is designed to evaluate whether an injection of two medications (lidocaine and methylprednisolone) directly into the middle meningeal artery (MMA) can help reduce headache severity in patients who recently experienced a SAH. The medications will be given through a minimally invasive procedure performed during a routine angiogram, a type of imaging test already commonly used in SAH patients. The main goals of the study are to determine whether this treatment approach is safe, helps to reduce the severity of headaches, and decreases the need for opioid pain medications. Eligible patients will be those recently diagnosed with persistent headache symptoms and SAH who are undergoing routine cerebral angiogram, during which the medications are infused into the MMA. Participants will be monitored for pain levels using the Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) and 11-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), and for changes in their functional recovery using standard neurologic scales. The results of this study may provide earl…
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Daniel M S Raper, MBBS · 408-347-4046 · daniel.raper@ucsf.edu
Atakan Orscelik, MD · 415-353-7500 · atakan.orscelik@ucsf.edu
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