E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Cranial facial pain |
Dolore cranio facciale |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Cranial facial pain |
Dolore cranio facciale |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Symptoms and general pathology [C23] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To compare the efficacy in the short-term (1 hour after the treatments) between the intranasal sphenopalatin nonoperative ganglio blockade and standard pharmacological treatment recommended in the centre and pre-defined for the purposes of the requirements of the protocol for the therapy of facial cranial pain |
Confrontare l'efficacia a breve termine (1 ora dopo il trattamento) del blocco incruento tansnasale del ganglio sfeno-palatino e del trattamento farmacologico raccomandato nel centro e pre-definito ai fini dei requisiti del protocollo nella terapia del dolore cranio facciale |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To compare the efficacy at 30 minutes, 24-48 hours after the treatments between the intranasal sphenopalatin nonoperative ganglio blockade and standard pharmacological treatment recommended in the centre and pre-defined for the purposes of the requirements of the protocol for the therapy of facial cranial pain |
Indagare l'efficacia del blocco incruento sfeno-palatino per via transnasale a 30 minuti e dopo 24-48 ore dai trattamenti rispetto alla terapia farmacologica raccomandata nel centro e pre-definita ai fini delle esigenze del protocollo |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Patients who access the emergency room:
1. Anterior cranio-facial pain that does not pass the median line of the face: periorbital primary headache, trigeminal neuralgia, acute sinusitis, toothache.
2. Age> 18 years old
3. Ability to provide informed consent |
Pazienti che accedono al pronto soccorso con
1.Dolore anteriore cranio-facciale che non supera la linea mediana del volto (emivolto, emicranio): cefalea primaria periorbitaria, nevralgia del trigemino, sinusite acuta, odontalgia.
2.Età > 18 anni
3.Capacità di fornire consenso informato alla partecipazione al presente studio
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Age <18 years
2. known or suspected pregnancy
3. Inability to provide informed consent
4. Fever
5. Suspicion or certainty of neurological disease as a cause of pain / symptoms
6. Acute eye condition (glaucoma)
7. Headache onset "thunderclap", patients with acquired immunodeficiency and concomitant new headache, headache arising during exercise or sexual activity, headache due to drug overuse, consumption of drugs or alcohol, chronic use of antidepressants, minor tranquilizers and more, patients followed by the Center for Mental Health, detainees and patients with proven or suspected pregnancy |
1. Età <18 anni
2. Stato certo o presunto di gravidanza
3. Incapacità a fornire consenso informato
4. Febbre
5. Sospetto o certezza di patologia neurologica come causa del dolore/sintomi
6. Patologia oculare acuta (glaucoma)
7. Cefalea ad esordio “a rombo di tuono”, pazienti con immunodeficit acquisito e concomitante cefalea di nuova insorgenza, cefalea insorta durante esercizio fisico od attività sessuale, cefalea da abuso di farmaci, consumo di droghe od alcol, uso cronico di antidepressivi, tranquillanti minori e maggiori, pazienti seguiti dal Centro di Salute Mentale, detenuti presso Case Circondariali e pazienti con gravidanza presunta od accertata.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
Pain decrease of at least 75% according to the VAS score |
Si assume come significativo un decremento del dolore in almeno il 75% dei casi (proporzione di efficacia 0,75) così come misurato con scala VAS dopo un’ora dai trattamenti in entrambi i gruppi. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
After 1 hour from the treatments |
Dopo un’ora dal trattamento in entrambi i gruppi. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Pain decrease according to the VAS score
McGill Questionnaire Pain
Type and dosage of drugs assumed |
Le VAS misurate prima e successivamente (a 30 minuti e dopo 24-48 ore) sono considerate outcome secondari, come anche il Mc Gill Questionnaire Pain insieme alla quantità e tipologia di farmaci assunti |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
After 30 minutes and 24-48 hours form the treatment
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a 30 minuti e dopo 24-48 ore |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | No |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| Yes |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |