E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Horton Headache |
Hortons hovedpine |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Nervous System Diseases [C10] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10059133 |
E.1.2 | Term | Cluster headache |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10029205 - Nervous system disorders |
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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 |
The objective of this open pilot study is to evaluate whether ketamine administered as an intranasal spray in sub-anesthetic doses is effective in treatment of chronic CH |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Signed informed consent Age between 18 and 60 years Diagnose: Chronic cluster headache according to ICHD-3 criteria Body weight ≥50 kg and BMI ≤30 |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Conditions that result in the participant being unable to complete the experiment • Medical history with elevated intraocular pressure (e.g. glaucoma) • Medical history with severe heart or liver disease • Aneurysmal vascular disease or arteriovenous malformations • Medical history with severe neurological disease except of headache • BP measured at baseline before CH attack (Systolic> 140 mmHg or / and diastolic blood pressure> 90 mm Hg) • Medical history with severe depression or psychosis • A previous history of drug abuse • Consumption of illegal drugs within the last 6 months • Medical history of nasal abnormality or dysfunction (e.g. rhinitis) • High disposition for larynges or apnea • Positive pregnancy test before treatment and no breastfeeding • Known hypersensitivity to ketamine |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
A 50% or more reduction in pain on a ten-point NRS scale (0: no pain, 10: worst imaginable pain) at T15 from pain intensity at T=0 . |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
• A 50% or more reduction in pain on a ten-point NRS scale (0: no pain, 10: worst imaginable pain) at T30 from pain intensity at T=0. • A 25% reduction in pain on a ten-point NRS scale (0: no pain, 10: worst imaginable in) at T15 from pain intensity at T=0. • Proportion of patients achieving NRS less than 4 at 15 minutes • Proportion of patients achieving NRS less than 4 at 30 minutes • Proportion of patients receiving rescue medication at 15 minutes • Proportion of patients preferring ketamine treatment compared to oxygen or injectable sumatriptan. • Proportion of patients experiencing serious side effects during treatment |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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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) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
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) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
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 | 6 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |